Eagle Valley and Lutheran squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Eagle Valley had to settle for second. They took a hard 31-15 fall against the Lions. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Devils, who until this contest were averaging 12.36 points allowed.
Although Eagle Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Trevor Dunn and Keaden Lake.
Eagle Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Malachi Barros and Xander Deherrera. Eagle Valley got some further help from James Bivins: he picked up a sack, made five total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Among those leading the charge was Tavish Burt, who picked up 104 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Eagle Valley's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2. As for Lutheran, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
Eagle Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lutheran, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 30-27 defeat against Pomona on the 22nd.
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