Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley). They strolled past the Del Norte Knights with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 33-14. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Vikings with their most commanding win of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julian Butkivich, who threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes.
Another reason for the win was Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Christian Powell with three.
Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Del Norte, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valley will square off against Los Alamos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Alamos knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Valley likes a good challenge. As for Del Norte, they and Miyamura are set to duel on Friday. Miyamura is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.7 points per game this season.
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