North Valleys's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the Lowry Buckaroos, posting a 47-20 win at home. The high-scoring effort was just what the Panthers needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Hector Nunez had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 124.7 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Mikole Almond, who threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was North Valleys' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. Chase Busick was especially locked on to Lowry's QB and sacked him twice. Busick is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least 11 every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Valleys was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 489 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Lowry lost, don't look at Erick Valencia. Despite the final result, he rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 207 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Anthony Monroy.
North Valleys' victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Lowry, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
North Valleys will face off against Douglas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lowry, 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 Sparks at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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