Football Recap: Virgin Valley Bulldogs vs. Boulder City Eagles
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Virgin Valley). They claimed a resounding 48-7 victory over the Boulder City Eagles on the road. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Virgin Valley found their leader in underclassman Drew Dixon, who rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Dixon's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Koby Perry, who threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Virgin Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boulder City only rushed for 62.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Virgin Valley's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Alex Valle was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory was the third in a row for Virgin Valley, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. As for Boulder City, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Virgin Valley will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Sports Leadership & Management at 7:00 p.m. Virgin Valley will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Boulder City, they will head out on the road to face off against Democracy Prep Agassi Campus at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Boulder City is facing Democracy Prep Agassi Campus at the right time seeing as Democracy Prep Agassi Campus is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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