West Valley waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Indio Rajahs 48-14 on the road. The Mustangs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Denim Benson was a one-man wrecking crew for West Valley as he rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Reyes, who threw for 142 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Indio only rushed for 69.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Valley's defense and their seven sacks. In that department, Nathan Hutton was the leader with five. He has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Another thorn in Indio's side was Paul J Joyce, who forced a fumble and made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Although Indio took the loss, they still got scores from Michael Silva and Damian Durinzi.
West Valley's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Indio, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
West Valley will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Temescal Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. West Valley's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so Temescal Canyon's offense will have their work cut out for them. Indio has already played their next match, a 48-28 win against Cathedral City on the 4th.
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