The Village Christian Crusaders will face off against the Northview Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Village Christian has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Northview will arrive with four straight victories.
Village Christian came up short against Paraclete on Friday, falling 42-20. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Spirits are ranked 195th).
The losing side was boosted by Everson Mathis, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 107 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northview). They claimed a resounding 49-21 win over Covina at home. Fans of the Vikings have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Keanu Tauvao continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 255 yards while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Northview's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Isaiah Lucero and Robert Lucero.
Village Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Northview, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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