It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Pleasant Valley Vikings had no problem doing just that on Friday. They strolled past the Wolves with points to spare, taking the game 43-29. The win was familiar territory for Pleasant Valley who now have four in a row.
Lucas Benson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 160 yards and four touchdowns. Damian Nava was another key contributor, rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Despite the loss, Shasta still got an impressive performance from Justin Polley, who threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Pleasant Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Shasta, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Pleasant Valley will head out on the road to face off against Chico at 7:00 p.m. on November 25th. Chico is on a six-game streak of home wins, Pleasant Valley a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Shasta does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
