West Point fell victim to Verrado and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a blow against the Vipers, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Vipers are ranked 41st).
When it comes to explaining why West Point lost, don't look at Xavier Martinez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 112 yards on only ten carries.
A big part of Verrado's victory came down to the chemistry between Malachi Wilt and his top target Eli Mock. Wilt threw for 313 yards and six TDs while completing 78.6% of his passes while Mock picked up 122 receiving yards and three scores. Those six passing touchdowns gave Wilt a new career-high.
This is the second loss in a row for West Point and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Verrado, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1.
Coming up, West Point will be playing in front of their home fans against Tolleson at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th. As for Verrado, they will head out to face off against Ironwood at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th.
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