The Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals will head out to take on the Avalon Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Santa Clarita Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Fresno Christian, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Santa Clarita Christian was ranked tenth). Santa Clarita Christian took a 30-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fresno Christian on Friday. The Cardinals' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Cayden Rappleye put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Avalon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Flintridge Prep 57-7.
Having lost for the first time this season, Santa Clarita Christian fell to 3-1. As for Avalon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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