While it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, West Las Vegas was not quite Robertson's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Robertson Cardinals by a score of 28-26. The Dons gained 71 more yards on the day, but it was the Cardinals that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, West Las Vegas still got an impressive performance from Cj Perea, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 128 yards and a touchdown. Those 113 rushing yards gave Perea a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Las Vegas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 90 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 153.3.
It was another big night for Jesse James Gonzalez, who threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown for Robertson. George Smith was Gonzalez's top target, picking up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown.
West Las Vegas now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Robertson, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Las Vegas will head out to face off against St. Michael's at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in St. Michael's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Robertson, they will venture away from home to take on Hope Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Robertson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49.2 points per game this season.
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