{"id":4360,"date":"2016-10-06T13:01:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T13:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=4360"},"modified":"2016-10-06T13:01:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T13:01:46","slug":"friday-night-football-preview-maranatha-looks-for-third-straight-win-meets-village-christian-at-occidental-college-in-olympic-league-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=4360","title":{"rendered":"Friday Night Football Preview: Maranatha Looks For Third Straight Win, Meets Village Christian at Occidental College in Olympic League Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maranatha (2-2-1) vs Village Christian (4-1) at Occidental College<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite being injured and not having great depth, Maranatha is finding its stride in the nick of time.<\/p>\n

The Minutemen began the season with a tie and two losses.<\/p>\n

But they\u2019re coming off victories at Linfield Christian and last week\u2019s home victory over Duarte.<\/p>\n

And just in time for Olympic League play begins Friday, as coach Steve Bogan and the Minutemen will travel to Occidental College to take on Village Christian (4-1).<\/p>\n

As always, the ability of their double-threat quarterback, Kwon Peterson to run and pass the ball are paramount for a Maranatha win.<\/p>\n

Jake Byrd, a sophomore quarterback, leads Village Christian, having completed 33 of 66 passes for 856 yards. He\u2019s thrown 8 TD passes and been picked four times.<\/p>\n

Malachi Meeks\u2019 350 yards on 70 carries is tops for the Crusaders running game, and Caleb Henshaw has been Byrd\u2019s go-to guy, catching 14 passes for 322 yards, and 3 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

By the numbers, Village Christian has scored 195 points and allowed just 59 in five games, while Maranatha has put 86 points on the board and allowed 118.<\/p>\n

But Bogan\u2019s team has played much better of late, and it\u2019s the Minutemen\u2019s first chance to make positive strides towards a playoff berth, and with only four league games to play, each week is a near must-win for all five Olympic League schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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