Ava won the last time they faced Willow Springs and Aiden Lane did his part to make sure it happened again. The Ava Bears simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Willow Springs Bears 54-8 thanks in part to Lane, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 77 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Those 147 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Lane was just one part of a punishing run game: Ava was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Ava and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Willow Springs, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Ava wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 40-32 loss against Houston on the 1st. As for Willow Springs, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 59-13 defeat against Fair Grove on the 1st.
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