Preview: Pleasant Valley Vikings vs. Ramona Rams
The Pleasant Valley Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ramona Rams at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pleasant Valley comes in on six and Ramona on five.
Pleasant Valley had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They enjoyed a cozy 31-12 win over Miramonte on Friday.
Lucas Benson was on fire: he rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 11 yards and a touchdown while completing 100% of his passes. Benson has been hot recently, having posted 100 or more rushing yards the last three times he's played.
The team's defense also helped out by holding Miramonte to a paltry 195 yards. A big part of that defensive dominance came down to Pleasant Valley's ability to keep the quarterback under pressure: the team laid the passer out eight times before it was all said and done. The heavy lifting was done by Daniel Barriga and Gavin Garretson who racked up seven sacks between them.
Torrance typically have all the answers at home, but on Friday Ramona proved too difficult a challenge. Ramona snuck past Torrance with a 21-16 victory.
It was another big night for Sincere Tolbert, who rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Tolbert hasn't dropped below 100 rushing yards for five straight games.
Pleasant Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Ramona, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Friday's contest might be decided on the ground as these two are both standouts in the run game. Pleasant Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 220.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ramona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 178.1 per game. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
