The Golden Valley Bulldogs had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Everything went their way against West as Golden Valley made off with a 49-28 win. The result was nothing new for Golden Valley, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Golden Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dominick ?Tre? Thompson, who rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. ?Tre? Thompson's longest rush was for an incredible 90 yards. Nate Abbott was another key contributor, rushing for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
West's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Elias Gurrola, who threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns while completing 100% of his passes, and Kahli Vaughn who gained 118 total yards and two touchdowns.
Golden Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for West, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 1-7.
Golden Valley will challenge Foothill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for West, they will be playing at home against Tehachapi at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tehachapi has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 231 points over their last five games.
