Football Recap: Sonoma Valley Dragons vs. Salesian College Preparatory Pride
With a playoff game on the line, Sonoma Valley rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the Salesian College Preparatory Pride by a score of 36-27. The Dragons' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Hudson Giarritta was his usual excellent self, picking up 173 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalan Lopata, who threw for 275 yards and four touchdowns.
Sonoma Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Giarritta picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Another thorn in Salesian College Preparatory's side was Luis Botello, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Sonoma Valley pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28 points. As for Salesian College Preparatory, with the defeat, they broke their 11-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-1.
Sonoma Valley will square off against St. Vincent de Paul at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Vincent de Paul knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Sonoma Valley likes a good challenge. Salesian College Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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