Virgin Valley waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights with a sharp 37-16 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Virgin Valley found their leader in underclassman Drew Dixon, who rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns. Dixon's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Decker Lee, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Virgin Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 261 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Virgin Valley's defense and their nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Alex Valle and Maverick Ludvigson, who racked up five sacks between them.
Although Mater Academy East Las Vegas took the loss, they still got scores from Jawuan Glass and Tyron Thomas.
Virgin Valley pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Virgin Valley will welcome Moapa Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Virgin Valley's defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so Moapa Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, they will venture away from home to square off against Sports Leadership & Management at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mater Academy East Las Vegas is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
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