Lyford's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 16-8 victory over the La Villa Cardinals. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Lyford can attribute much of their success to Adrian Chavez, who rushed for 106 yards on only 15 carries, and also threw for 46 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Chavez is now averaging an impressive 100.5 rushing yards per game. Backing up that air attack was Pedro Rosas, who rushed for 85 yards.
Lyford's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Alejandro Tijerina was especially locked on to La Villa's QB and sacked him twice. Tijerina also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win got Lyford back to even at 1-1. As for La Villa, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lyford will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Porter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for La Villa, they will square off against Santa Rosa at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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