Football Recap: Saturday's Defeat Ends Pleasant Valley's Winning Streak

Vikings

Previous 5 Games

12/07/24 vs Vanden	14-28
11/30/24 vs Red Bluff	48-21
11/22/24 vs Enterprise	47-0
11/08/24 @ Shasta	38-0
11/01/24 vs Enterprise	38-17

Pleasant Valley and Vanden squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Pleasant Valley had to settle for second. They took a 28-14 bruising from the Vanden Vikings. Pleasant Valley's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

Although Pleasant Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Titus Andrus and Gavin Garretson.

Even if they lost, Pleasant Valley's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Garretson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.

Kalani Mcleod continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Vanden, throwing for 462 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. What's more, Mcleod also racked up 166.7 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September. Chris Clark was another key player, picking up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Pleasant Valley's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Vanden, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.

Pleasant Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vanden, they will challenge Rio Hondo Prep at 7:00 p.m. on December 14th. Vanden is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season.