After losing to Greenway the last time they met, Moon Valley decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Moon Valley Rockets came out on top against the Greenway Demons by a score of 14-6 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Moon Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ayomide Ogundipe, who picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 89 yards. Ogundipe's longest reception was for an incredible 73 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Tristen Ely, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Moon Valley's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Gary Chandler with 2.5. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Carmelo Goe was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Moon Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Greenway, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Moon Valley will host Peoria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moon Valley will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Greenway, they will venture away from home to challenge Carl Hayden Community at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Greenway is facing Carl Hayden Community at the right time seeing as Carl Hayden Community is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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