Dysart was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 27-16 to the Deer Valley Skyhawks.
Dysart's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Yen Doan, who rushed for 123 yards on only nine carries, and Brianna Brown, who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Doan a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Dysart's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Rayne Williams. She has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times she's played.
A big part of Deer Valley's win came down to the chemistry between Tori Wefel-Hayes and her top target Joharnie Relampagos. Wefel-Hayes rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown while Relampagos gained 89 total yards and a touchdown.
Dysart's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Deer Valley, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dysart will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on River Valley at 6:00 p.m. on October 24th. As for Deer Valley, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Tempe at 6:00 p.m. Tempe's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Deer Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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