West Valley managed to keep up with Lassen until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The West Valley Eagles came up short against the Lassen Grizzlies, falling 35-10. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 558th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 228th).
Despite the loss, West Valley still got an impressive performance from Logan Rasmussen, who picked up 144 receiving yards and a touchdown. Rasmussen really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
West Valley wouldn't let Lassen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Savior Kelley and Dalton Kelley were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Dowan Stephens and he. Stephens rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry while he rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. Dathen Moore is also crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 106 every time he's taken the field this season. Joey Harrison was in the mix as well, providing Lassen with two touchdowns.
West Valley's defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Lassen, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
West Valley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 23-10 loss against University Prep on the 1st. Lassen has also already played their next match, a 64-27 victory against Yreka on the 1st.
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