Football Preview: Virgin Valley Bulldogs vs. Mojave Rattlers
The Virgin Valley Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Mojave Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mojave is hoping to do what Sunrise Mountain couldn't on Friday: put an end to Virgin Valley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Virgin Valley blew past Sunrise Mountain 39-6 at home. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 39-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Miners cut but never quite recovered from.
Virgin Valley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Drew Dixon, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Reece Leavitt was in the mix as well, providing Virgin Valley with two receiving touchdowns touchdowns.
Virgin Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mason Montoya and Leavitt.
Meanwhile, Mojave didn't have done well against Canyon Springs recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Mojave breezed by Canyon Springs at home to the tune of 34-0.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mojave to victory, but perhaps none more so than Antwan Hawkins, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Hawkins got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible58 yards. Another player making a difference was Miguel Reinares, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Reinares wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Mojave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Virgin Valley's record now sits at 3-0. As for Mojave, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Virgin Valley might still be hurting after the 46-20 defeat they got from Mojave in their previous matchup back in November of 2017. Can Virgin Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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