Victoria East was the 42-24 winner over Victoria West when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Victoria East Titans took a 41-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Victoria West Warriors on Friday.
When it comes to explaining why Victoria East lost, don't look at Carlon Helms. Despite the final result, he rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Helms' longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Dominick Martinez and his top target Jenesis Jeffries. Martinez rushed for 66 yards and three touchdowns while Jeffries rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Jeffries a new career-high in rushing yards. Jeret Swanson also helped out with an impressive 100 receiving yards.
Victoria East's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Victoria West, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Victoria East will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Gregory-Portland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Victoria West, they will head out to square off against Sam Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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