Football Preview: West Las Vegas Dons vs. St. Michael's Horsemen
On Saturday West Las Vegas will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the St. Michael's Horsemen at 1:00 p.m.
West Las Vegas is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Robertson on Friday. West Las Vegas fell just short of Robertson by a score of 28-26. Despite 71 more yards than the Cardinals, the Dons couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
West Las Vegas might have lost, but man, Cj Perea was a machine: he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 128 yards and a touchdown. Those 113 rushing yards gave Perea a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Las Vegas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 90 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 153.3.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's put another one in the bag last Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Hope Christian at home to the tune of 60-7. Fans of the Horsemen have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
West Las Vegas has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for St. Michael's, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
West Las Vegas won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in October of 2023, slipping by St. Michael's 7-6. Will West Las Vegas repeat their success, or does St. Michael's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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