With a playoff game on the line, Truckee rose to the challenge on Saturday. They took down the Virgin Valley Bulldogs 41-27. The Wolverines' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Truckee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ivan Esparza, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Esparza's longest reception was for an incredible 91 yards. Jace Estabrook was another key passer, throwing for 285 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Truckee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Virgin Valley only rushed for 120.
Truckee's defense made their presence known, laying out Koby Perry. five times. Luke Lauter was especially locked on to Virgin Valley's QB and sacked him three times. Lauter has been hot recently, having also posted nine or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Another thorn in Virgin Valley's side was Ryder Crezee, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Virgin Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Perry and Drew Dixon. Perry threw for 226 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes, while Dixon rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of Perry's aerial production (105 yards to be exact) went to Mason Montoya.
Truckee pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Virgin Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
Truckee will challenge Sports Leadership & Management at 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday. Truckee knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Sports Leadership & Management likes a good challenge. Virgin Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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