Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sports Leadership & Management). They claimed a resounding 50-21 win over the Pahrump Valley Trojans on the road. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulls also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Sports Leadership & Management was led to victory by Damien Nevil and Alaijah Young. Nevil rushed for 95 yards and four touchdowns, while Young rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Young's longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sports Leadership & Management was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Sports Leadership & Management's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dylan Tondreau and Malik Kotoch.
Pahrump Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Randal Murray, who picked up 48 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Kayne Horibe, who threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (94 yards to be exact) also went to Ethen Hutchinson.
Sports Leadership & Management's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Pahrump Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Sports Leadership & Management will face off against Moapa Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Moapa Valley will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Sports Leadership & Management surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pahrump Valley, they will take on Virgin Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Virgin Valley's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Pahrump Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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