It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sports Leadership & Management had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Pahrump Valley Trojans 56-33. The result was nothing new for the Bulls, who have now won five matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
Alaijah Young was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 86 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of Sports Leadership & Management's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Sports Leadership & Management was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Sports Leadership & Management is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.9 points per game. As for Pahrump Valley, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-5.
Sports Leadership & Management will take on Churchill County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sports Leadership & Management comes in on three and Churchill County on four. Pahrump Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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