If Ponderosa wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Vista del Lago, they should've done a better job of containing Jack Cromwell. The Vista del Lago Eagles were the clear victor by a 40-19 margin over the Ponderosa Bruins on Friday thanks in part to Cromwell, who rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Will Greene was another key player, picking up 91 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Vista del Lago was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Vista del Lago didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nicholas Navarre and Matthew Werpy.
Despite the loss, Ponderosa saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zealand Jenks rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Ponderosa is 5-1 when Jenks posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise.
The victory made it two in a row for Vista del Lago and bumps their season record up to 4-5. As for Ponderosa, they dropped their record down to 5-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Vista del Lago will venture away from home to challenge Bella Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vista del Lago is facing Bella Vista at the right time seeing as Bella Vista is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Ponderosa, they will host Inderkum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Inderkum's defense has only allowed 14.1 points per game this season, so Ponderosa's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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