It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Valor Christian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They beat the Chaparral Wolverines by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 20-12. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Valor Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Chaparral lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Zoey Fink, who threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Sophia Odonnell helped Fink out on the ground, rushing for 75 yards on only nine carries, while also picking up 42 receiving yards.
Valor Christian's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Chaparral, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-3.
Valor Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Arvada West at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. Arvada West knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Valor Christian likes a good challenge. Chaparral does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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