Football Recap: West Point Dragons vs. La Joya Community Fighting Lobos
West Point got themselves on the board against La Joya Community on Thursday, but La Joya Community never followed suit. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos. Considering the Dragons have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Leah Figueroa went supernova for West Point, picking up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Those 77 rushing yards gave Figueroa a new career-high. Jocelyn Ybaben was another key player, throwing for 197 yards on only 14 passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Point's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Azoya Epperson and Malayah Wilson, who racked up five sacks between them.
The win was the eighth in a row for West Point, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. As for La Joya Community, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Point will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Basha at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th. As for La Joya Community, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Verrado at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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