Simi Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past the Thousand Oaks Lancers with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. That's more bragging rights for the Pioneers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brice Hawkins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 142 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 31 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Tagg Harrison was another key player, throwing for 212 yards and a touchdown while completing 88.2% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Simi Valley's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Izak Simpson. Jayden Graham was another major factor on D, forcing three fumbles, making 11 total tackles, and defending a pass.
Despite the defeat, Thousand Oaks had strong showings from Jackson Taylor, who threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and Hayden Vercher, who picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Simi Valley's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Thousand Oaks, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Simi Valley and St. Bonaventure will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. One thing working in Simi Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Thousand Oaks, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Calabasas at 7:00 p.m. on October 5th.
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