Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley). They came out on top against the Reynolds Raiders by a score of 50-37 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley.
Owen Bish continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 112 yards and four touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Aidan Fox was Bish's top target, picking up 44 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Reynolds' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Xavier Zachrich, who rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 113 yards and a touchdown. Zachrich showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards. Gabriel Minjarez was another key player, rushing for 168 yards and two touchdowns.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Reynolds, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley will square off against Otto-Eldred/Oswayo Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Otto-Eldred/Oswayo Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games. As for Reynolds, they and Eisenhower are set to duel on Saturday. Eisenhower is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Reynolds will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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