After having lost a blowout in their previous game against ALA - Gilbert North, Paradise Valley was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They slipped by the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos 35-34. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Despite the loss, La Joya Community still got an impressive performance from Gabriel Waldren, who threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 86 yards. 80 of those passing yards were hauled in by Yusuf Abdul-Malik.
The victory snapped Paradise Valley's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for La Joya Community, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Paradise Valley will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Westview at 7:00 p.m. on October 10th. Westview will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Paradise Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for La Joya Community, they will head out to challenge Coolidge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Joya Community is facing Coolidge at the right time seeing as Coolidge is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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