Hope Christian is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Saturday. They will look to defend their home field against the St. Michael's Horsemen at 11:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hope Christian's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 50-0 victory over Santa Fe Indian. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
Hope Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kingsley Fritz, who rushed for 137 yards and three TDs on only 11 carries. Fritz's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Rj Montoya, who threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Michael's). They blew past Raton 54-0 on Saturday. The Horsemen haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
St. Michael's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Hope Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Hope Christian was dealt a bruising 60-7 defeat at the hands of St. Michael's in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Huskies were down 33-0.
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