On Wednesday, Green Valley faced Las Vegas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Green Valley Gators walked away with a 30-19 win over the Las Vegas Wildcats. For the Gators, this counts as revenge for the 21-13 victory the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.
A big part of Green Valley's win came down to the chemistry between Janae Peebles and her top target Lyla Baxter. Peebles threw for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.1% of her passes while Baxter picked up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Peebles has become a key player for Green Valley: the team is 2-1 when she posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 4-12 otherwise.
Despite the loss, Las Vegas saw an underclassman step up: freshman Alexandria Lindaman threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns.
Green Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.4 points per game. As for Las Vegas, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Green Valley has already played their next match, a 34-12 loss against Southeast Career Tech on the 27th. As for Las Vegas, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 33-12 victory against Silverado on the 27th.
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