Cactus Shadows put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 55-28 win over the Boulder Creek Jaguars. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Donivan C Dixon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 248 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.2 rushing yards per game. Andrew Muirhead was another key player, gaining 115 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cactus Shadows was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Boulder Creek lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Karsten Cornell, who rushed for 111 yards. The dominant performance gave Cornell a new career-high in rushing yards. Boulder Creek also got a significant boost from Everett Stano, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Cactus Shadows' victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Boulder Creek, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Cactus Shadows will challenge Higley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cactus Shadows' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Boulder Creek, they will square off against Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boulder Creek is facing Centennial at the right time seeing as Centennial is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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