Two dominant backs in Drew Dixon and Damien Nevil are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Virgin Valley Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Sports Leadership & Management Bulls at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Virgin Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Boulder City for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-7 victory on the road. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Virgin Valley found their leader in underclassman Dixon, who rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Dixon's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Koby Perry, who threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Virgin Valley's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Alex Valle was especially locked on to Boulder City's QB and sacked him twice. Valle is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management waltzed into their matchup last Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Blue Knights a 25-0 shutout.
It was another big night for Nevil, who rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sports Leadership & Management was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Democracy Prep Agassi Campus only rushed for 35.
Sports Leadership & Management didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kyler Proudfoot and Choy'Ce Meloncon.
The victory was the third in a row for Virgin Valley, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Virgin Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 207.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sports Leadership & Management struggles in that department as they've been averaging 219.4. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Virgin Valley came up short against Sports Leadership & Management when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 28-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nevil, who rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. Now that Virgin Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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