Football Recap: Valley Vista Monsoon vs. Willow Canyon Wildcats
Valley Vista's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the Willow Canyon Wildcats 44-0 at home. The high-scoring effort was just what the Monsoon needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Damir Ilicic had an outrageously good game as he threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt. Nico Hernandez helped Ilicic out on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Valley Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
The win snapped Valley Vista's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 1-5 record. As for Willow Canyon, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Valley Vista will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Mountain Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Willow Canyon, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 24-6 victory against Agua Fria on the 11th.
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