If Vallivue was riding high fresh off their 28-6 takedown of Bonneville last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vallivue Falcons fell 28-21 to the Lakeland Hawks on Friday. The Falcons' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Vallivue lost, don't look at Isaac Moore. Despite the final result, he rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns. Moore's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Onix Carson was another key player, rushing for 42 yards and three touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Vallivue was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Kage (Lovie) Weil was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and three touchdowns for Lakeland. Weil's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 129 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Haydon Benson, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Vallivue's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Lakeland, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Vallivue does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakeland, they will venture away from home to square off against Hillcrest at 6:50 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Lakeland likes a good challenge.
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