It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Verrado had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the Buena Colts 41-26. The win was nothing new for the Vipers as they're now sitting on five straight.
A big part of Verrado's victory came down to the chemistry between Malachi Wilt and his top target Deriece Brown. Wilt threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt while Brown picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Brown got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 94 yards. Jack Isidore helped Wilt out on the ground, rushing for 85 yards and three touchdowns.
Although Buena took the loss, they still got scores from Jayden Thomas, Andres Bonilla, and Michael Lujan.
Verrado's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38 points. As for Buena, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3.
Verrado didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 27-14 loss against Desert Edge on the 29th. Buena does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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