Apple Valley extended their postseason success on Friday against Culver City. They put the hurt on the Culver City Centaurs with a sharp 48-28 win. Considering the Sun Devils have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jacob Higgs, who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 26 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Talan Lively, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Apple Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive matchups.
Apple Valley wouldn't let Culver City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Apple Valley can thank Seth Robertson and Anthony Navarro for forcing both of them.
Despite the loss, Culver City still got an impressive performance from Seth Shigg, who rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Shigg is becoming a predictor of Culver City's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 6-3 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Apple Valley's record is now 8-3. As for Culver City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Apple Valley will square off against St. Bonaventure at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Apple Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches. Culver City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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