Shadow Mountain had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 53 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Valley Lutheran Flames on the road to the tune of 35-6. The result was nothing new for the Matadors, who have now won three contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
Sean Collins had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shadow Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 77.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 207.
Despite the loss, Valley Lutheran still got an impressive performance from Chase Weber, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Shadow Mountain's record is now 3-4. As for Valley Lutheran, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shadow Mountain will take on Kofa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shadow Mountain is facing Kofa at the right time seeing as Kofa is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Valley Lutheran, they will face off against Scottsdale Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Scottsdale Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
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