On FridayWest Valley kept up with Lassen until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. The Lassen Grizzlies put the hurt on the West Valley Eagles with a sharp 35-10 victory. Considering the Grizzlies have won four matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Dowan Stephens and he. Stephens rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry while he rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. Dathen Moore is also crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 106 every time he's taken the field this season. Elijah Palmer also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
Lassen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 18 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Lassen didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Palmer and Joseph Moses.
Despite the loss, West Valley still got an impressive performance from Logan Rasmussen, who picked up 144 receiving yards and a touchdown. Rasmussen's longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards.
Lassen's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for West Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Lassen didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-27 victory against Yreka on the 1st. As for West Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 23-10 defeat against University Prep on the 1st.
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