Football Recap: Moreno Valley Vikings vs. Lakeside Lancers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Moreno Valley). They put the hurt on the Lakeside Lancers with a sharp 49-28 win on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Trevon Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 209 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Syree Matthews was in the mix as well, providing Moreno Valley with two touchdowns.
Moreno Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Moreno Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Carreathers Ahmir. Moreno Valley got some further help from Malele Vaiolo: he picked up two sacks, made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Several Lancers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Joaquin Guerrero Iii, who threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns. Elijah Frazier also helped out as he racked up 101 receiving yards.
Moreno Valley pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lakeside, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Moreno Valley will head out on the road to take on Canyon Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon Springs will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Moreno Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lakeside, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Citrus Hill at 7:30 p.m. Lakeside is facing Citrus Hill at the right time seeing as Citrus Hill is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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