Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bloomington). Everything went their way against the Arroyo Valley Hawks on Thursday as the Bloomington Bruins made off with a 43-20 victory. This was payback for the Bruins, who suffered a 36-8 loss the last time these two teams met.
Nicholas Seventy was his usual excellent self, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Those 149 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Ricardo Sanchez, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bloomington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 474 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bloomington wouldn't let Arroyo Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bloomington can thank Samuel Rodriguez and Kevin Mitchell for forcing both of them.
The win got Bloomington back to even at 3-3. As for Arroyo Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Bloomington will host Carter at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 930 yards in their previous games. As for Arroyo Valley, they will venture away from home to square off against Colton at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Colton is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so Arroyo Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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