Football Game Recap: Paloma Valley vs. Rancho Verde

Matchup: Rancho Verde HS vs. Paloma Valley 2018 0:45

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Rancho Verde's strategy against Paloma Valley on Saturday. Rancho Verde made easy work of Paloma Valley on Saturday and carried off a 45-14 victory. The lopsided score is just par for the course this season for Rancho Verde, who can brag about eight blowout wins.

The contest started off well for Rancho Verde, whose offense put up 28 first-half points. Paloma Valley wasn't quite able to keep up, scoring 14 to make it 28-14 heading into the break. The offense for Rancho Verde continued to do well in the second half, scoring another 17 points to put the game away.

Rancho Verde found their leader in underclassman freshman Aj Duffy, who picked up 86 yards on the ground and threw 3 TDs. If you haven't heard Duffy's name lately, then you haven't been paying much attention: he has loomed large in their past nine games. Senior Xavier Ugorji was in the mix, too, providing Rancho Verde with two touchdowns.

Rancho Verde have yet to lose this season, and the win brought them up to 9-0. This is the second loss in a row for Paloma Valley and nudges their record down to 5-4.

It's more conference action for Rancho Verde and Paloma Valley in their upcoming matches. Rancho Verde will square off against Heritage at 7:30 PM next week. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a win streak alive as Rancho Verde skips in on nine wins and Heritage on five. Paloma Valley will be playing at home against Valley View at at 7:00 PM next week. Neither of these teams wants a repeat from their last game since each was dealt a considerable loss.