With a playoff game on the line, Bishop O'Dowd rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Monte Vista Mustangs , sneaking past 31-28. The win was nothing new for the Dragons as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Bishop O'Dowd can attribute much of their success to Devin Wilson, who threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt. Bishop O'Dowd is undefeated when Wilson posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Saliou Sow helped Wilson out on the ground, rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Despite the loss, Monte Vista still got an impressive performance from Julian McMahan, who rushed for 307 yards and two touchdowns. McMahan's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 120 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Ondricek, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Bishop O'Dowd's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.0 points per game. As for Monte Vista, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.
Bishop O'Dowd didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 23-15 win against Liberty on the 22nd. Monte Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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