Green Valley's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They put the hurt on the Canyon Springs Pioneers with a sharp 27-6 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Gators as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
| 12/13/24 vs Canyon Springs | 145 |
| 01/29/24 vs Southeast Career Tech | 68 |
| 12/28/23 vs Las Vegas | 53 |
| 12/06/24 vs Cimarron-Memorial | 52 |
| 02/01/24 vs Silverado | 48 |
A big part of Green Valley's win came down to the chemistry between Gabi Padilla and her top target Lyla Baxter. Padilla threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81% of her passes while Baxter picked up 145 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Baxter a new career-high in receiving yards.
Green Valley's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Kylie Mckeon was the leader with two sacks. She is becoming a predictor of Green Valley's success: when she posts at least two sacks the team is 2-1 (and 0-5 when she doesn't).
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-6. As for Canyon Springs, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Green Valley will take on Spring Valley in a tournament on Friday. Green Valley is facing Spring Valley at the right time seeing as Spring Valley is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Canyon Springs, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Del Sol at 4:30 p.m. on January 6, 2025.
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