With a playoff game on the line, San Ramon Valley rose to the challenge on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cardinal Newman Cardinals a 7-0 shutout. The seven-point effort marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Among those leading the charge was Sammy Avalos, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 64 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was San Ramon Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Kaleb Pleis was especially locked on to Cardinal Newman's QB and sacked him twice.
When it comes to explaining why Cardinal Newman lost, don't look at Jamari Gentry. Despite the final result, he rushed for 122 yards on only 12 carries.
San Ramon Valley pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cardinal Newman, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.
San Ramon Valley has already played their next matchup, a 35-28 defeat against Pittsburg on the 29th. Cardinal Newman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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