It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sports Leadership & Management had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 44-29 win over the Spring Valley Grizzlies. That's more bragging rights for the Bulls, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Greg Cortez
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It was another big night for Greg Cortez, who rushed for 140 yards and two TDs. That's the most rushing touchdowns he has posted since back in August.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sports Leadership & Management was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Spring Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Antwan Osborne, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and Josiah Rivera, who picked up 117 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Rivera showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 56 yards.
Sports Leadership & Management's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points on average over those games. As for Spring Valley, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-3 record.
Coming up, Sports Leadership & Management will welcome Clark at 6:00 p.m. on the 7th. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Cortez and Felix Romero. Spring Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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