Sierra Grande put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match with ease, bagging a 56-14 win over the La Veta Redhawks. Considering the Panthers have won five games by more than 41 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Sierra Grande wouldn't let La Veta keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Sierra Grande can thank Jadyn Martinez and Rolando Najera for forcing all of them. Martinez has been hot recently, having also posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last three times he's played.
La Veta's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sunny Kent, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and Jaxon Salapich, who picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. Salapich's longest reception was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Sierra Grande's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for La Veta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Sierra Grande does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Veta, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 20-14 defeat against Manzanola on the 1st.
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