Rancho Verde won the last time they faced Paloma Valley, and things went their way on Friday too. The Rancho Verde Mustangs were the clear victor by a 34-12 margin over the Paloma Valley Wildcats. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 22 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Brandon Gilliam and he. Gilliam gained 78 total yards and a touchdown while he gained 78 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave George Campbell a new career-high in rushing yards (93).
Rancho Verde was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 61.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 218.8.
Paloma Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Arthur Clemons and Colin Fleming Jr. Clemons picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Fleming Jr picked up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Rancho Verde, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. As for Paloma Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
Rancho Verde will challenge Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rancho Verde knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Liberty likes a good challenge. As for Paloma Valley, they will face off against Vista del Lago at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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