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Sage Hill vs. Tri-City Christian

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Who: Sage Hill (1-0) vs. Tri-City Christian (0-1)

When/Where: 4 p.m. Saturday at Army and Navy Academy (Carlsbad)

Key Lightning: Sr. RB-CB Eric Cheng (172 yards rushing, two TDs); Sr. QB-S Taylor Petty (78 yards passing, and 58 yards rushing with 1 TD); Sr. TE-LB Ford Hanour (78 yards receiving).

Key Eagles: Jr. QB-DB Christian Rodarmel (104 yards passing, three INTs); Soph. RB-LB Ben Giese (two rushing TDs).

Breakdown: Sage Hill looks to keep its momentum going after blasting Fairmont Prep, 48-6, in its season opener … Last year Sage Hill staged a dramatic comeback over Tri-City Christian, rallying from a 28-9 deficit to win, 33-31, on Taylor Ross’ 28-yard field goal with two seconds left … Tri-City Christian, of Vista, went on to win nine straight games before falling in the quarterfinals of the CIF San Diego Section Division V Playoffs … This is the fifth straight year the teams have played in their nonleague schedule. Each team won twice in the previous four meetings.

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— Matt Szabo

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