The St. Joseph Academy Crusaders will venture away from home to square off against the California Lutheran C-Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Academy's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so California Lutheran's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Joseph Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Chadwick just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Dolphins 34-30. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Crusaders, who until this game were averaging 17.5 points allowed.
Even though they lost, St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, California Lutheran was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past United Christian Academy 53-20 at home. The C-Hawks pushed the score to 50-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
California Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Aiden Boehm, who gained 130 total yards and two touchdowns, and Colton Mcgee, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was California Lutheran's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jonas Vogel and Tyler Treder who racked up eight sacks between them.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Joseph Academy fell to 3-1. As for California Lutheran, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for St. Joseph Academy against California Lutheran in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 52-12 win. In that matchup, St. Joseph Academy amassed a halftime lead of 38-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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