After soaring to 52 points the game before, Chico was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a 16-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pleasant Valley Vikings. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
John Bernardez threw for 53 yards on six of 13 attempts. Jorden Neugebauer was his top target, picking up 37 receiving yards.
Titus Andrus produced another solid performance rushing for 252 yards and a pair of scores for Pleasant Valley. Andrus also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Vikings are 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Having lost for the first time this season, Chico fell to 6-1. As for Pleasant Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Chico will challenge rival Shasta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley is set to face off against their familiar foe Foothill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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