Ligonier Valley brought a five-game winning streak into their matchup against Shade on Saturday; they left with a six-game streak. Ligonier Valley took the match and then some with a 45-8 victory over Shade. Followers of Ligonier Valley probably expected little less of the team in a season in which they have collected nine blowout victories.
Ligonier Valley's offense came in ready to rumble, picking up 28 points in the first half. Meanwhile, Shade couldn't get anything going offensively, leaving the score at 28-0 heading into the break. The Ligonier Valley defense stood its ground in the third quarter, giving up 0 and all but finishing the game.
Junior Kyrie Miller, who rushed for 251 yards and 2 touchdowns on 24 carries, was a major factor in Ligonier Valley's success. Junior Kyrie Miller has been one of their standout athletes in their past six games. Senior John Caldwell was in the mix, too, providing Ligonier Valley with three touchdowns.
Ligonier Valley kept their perfect record intact and rose to 10-0. With their first loss of the season, Shade fell to 9-1.
Ligonier Valley will look to defend their home turf next week against Marion Center at 7:00 PM. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, Ligonier Valley and Marion Center will really light up the scoreboard. Shade will take on Windber at home at 7:00 PM. Shade are catching Windber at a good time: Windber have scored fewer and fewer points over their past three games.
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