Football Recap: Valley Center Hornets vs. South Cougars
Valley Center's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They never let the South Cougars onto the board and left with a 21-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Hornets as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Valley Center's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rylan Bailey, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bailey a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Meyer, who rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Valley Center was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Valley Center's defense and their seven sacks. Bryson Saner was especially locked on to South's QB and sacked him 3.5 times. Drake Thornton was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Valley Center's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for South, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Valley Center will head out on the road to square off against Derby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Derby: 4.8, Valley Center: 15) so any points scored will be well earned. As for South, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against Goddard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something South surely won't give up without a fight.
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