Football Recap: Moon Valley Rockets vs. Carl Hayden Community Falcons
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Moon Valley). They blew past the Carl Hayden Community Falcons 58-14 on the road on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Rockets with their most commanding win of the season.
Ayomide Ogundipe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 139 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 139 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jahvandre Zuhri, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Moon Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Despite the loss, Carl Hayden Community saw an underclassman step up: Miles Woods rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Woods' longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win (which was Moon Valley's third in a row) raised their record to 3-2. As for Carl Hayden Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Moon Valley will face off against St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moon Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Carl Hayden Community, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Youngker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Isaiah Hargrove and Damiani Mitchell.
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