West Valley had lost six straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped down to 2-6 to make it seven. They received a blow as they fell 31-15 to the Elsinore Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 754th, while the Tigers are ranked 291st).
Although West Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Ivan Zeno and Dai Zjun Medlock.
As for Elsinore, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Leading Elsinore to victory were Lataevious Hernandez and Ledgend Johnson. Hernandez rushed for 111 yards and two TDs, while Johnson picked up 59 receiving yards and one score. Those two rushing touchdowns gave Hernandez a new career-high.
West Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-0 loss against San Jacinto on the 24th. As for Elsinore, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 44-28 defeat against Tahquitz on the 23rd.
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