Football Recap: Sulligent Blue Devils vs. Pleasant Valley Raiders
With a playoff game on the line, Sulligent rose to the challenge on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 56-22 win over the Pleasant Valley Raiders. Considering the Blue Devils have won five matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Aj Lowe, who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Sulligent's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Sulligent was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 251 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Sulligent didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ashton Summerville, Haigen Gann, and Braylon Jordan picked up one apiece.
Sulligent's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.7 points. As for Pleasant Valley, they moved to 8-3 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Sulligent will challenge Southeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southeastern will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Sulligent surely won't give up without a fight. Pleasant Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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