The Vista PEAK Prep Bison will face off against the Manual Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Vista PEAK Prep will head into Saturday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Denver West on Saturday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 30-point loss they were dealt on Saturday. Vista PEAK Prep fell just short of Denver West by a score of 20-18. The Bison have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Vista PEAK Prep saw an underclassman step up: Oriah Owens rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Those 179 rushing yards gave Owens a new career-high. Goretty Vazquez De Leon was another key player, picking up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Vista PEAK Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 61.1 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 188.
Vista PEAK Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kirsten Suavia and Prabha Kafley. Kafley is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as she's now made five or more in the last six games she's played.
Meanwhile, Manual was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 12-7 to Rangeview.
Vista PEAK Prep's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Manual, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
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