West York Area is still undefeated this season after their game against Eastern York on Friday, but Eastern York came as close as anyone has to beating them. The West York Area Bulldogs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 20-18 win over the Eastern York Golden Knights. The 20-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for West York Area came from Jayden Welch, Logan Boyer, and Boyer.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West York Area's defense and their four sacks. Eastern York's QB won't forget Aiden Leach anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Leach also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
When it comes to explaining why Eastern York lost, don't look at Nuhsi Valenti. Despite the final result, he rushed for 132 yards, and also caught a touchdown. With that strong performance, Valenti is now averaging an impressive 102.8 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Mimi Valenti, who rushed for 51 yards on only six carries.
West York Area's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Eastern York, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West York Area will face off against South Western at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West York Area's defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so South Western's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Eastern York, they will head out on the road to face off against Dover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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