Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Buena Vista). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 68-18 victory over the Colorado Springs Christian Lions. Considering the Demons have won four matchups by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tray Cardwell had an outrageously good game as he picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
Buena Vista didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mack Bigley and Caleb Pierce. Another thorn in Colorado Springs Christian's side was Abel Flowers, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Buena Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Colorado Springs Christian had strong showings from Micah Akpata, who gained 106 total yards and two touchdowns, and Jace Velasquez, who threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes.
Buena Vista's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Colorado Springs Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
As of now, neither Buena Vista nor Colorado Springs Christian have any future games scheduled.
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