Football Recap: Soquel Knights vs. Scotts Valley Falcons
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Soquel). They claimed a resounding 63-3 win over the Scotts Valley Falcons on the road. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Falcons are ranked 611th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Soquel to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keyandre Bailey, who rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Tyreis Lundy was another key rusher, rushing for 140 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Soquel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Soquel and bumps their season record up to 2-2. As for Scotts Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Soquel will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Palma at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. As for Scotts Valley, they will take on North Monterey County at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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