It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Valley can now relate to. They lost 49-28 to the Los Alamos Hilltoppers on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 63-33 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Joseph M. Martinez, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. Zach Toledo handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards.
Even though they lost, Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 82 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 160.8.
Los Alamos found their leader in sophomore Jordan Herrera, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Herrera has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jesus Diaz, who gained 95 total yards and a touchdown.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Los Alamos, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Los Alamos, they will square off against Gadsden at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Los Alamos knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Gadsden likes a good challenge.
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