Thacher has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Hillcrest Christian Saints at 12:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Thacher is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cate on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Thacher was dealt a 63-14 defeat at the hands of Cate. While losing is never fun, the Toads can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Rams are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Hillcrest Christian entered their match against Cornerstone Christian last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hillcrest Christian took a 28-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cornerstone Christian.
Although Hillcrest Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Gabe Catalano and Dylan Stueber.
Hillcrest Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Joey Lucanish. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played.
Thacher's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Hillcrest Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
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