Victoria West dropped to 6-2 on Friday, ending the team's six-game streak of wins on the road dating back to last season. They took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Boerne Greyhounds. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 114th).
When it comes to explaining why Victoria West lost, don't look at Nolan Boyce. Despite the final result, he rushed for 22 yards and six touchdowns, and also threw for 179 yards on 14 of 28 attempts.
While Victoria West came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for Boerne: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 48.3%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Tay'Vian Peoples and Evan Waters, who each logged two passes deflected. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Victoria West; they were averaging 61.4%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 61.4%.
As for Boerne, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The 24-point effort marked their lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Grant Sweeney produced another solid effort throwing for 274 yards and one TD, while also rushing for 46 yards and one score. A healthy portion of Sweeney's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Eli Nikolas, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Victoria West wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 59-17 victory against Harlandale on the 24th. As for Boerne, they have also already played their next contest, a 45-27 win against Veterans Memorial on the 23rd.
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