With a playoff game on the line, Valley Center rose to the challenge on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 7-6 victory over the Goddard Lions. The Hornets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lions, too.
Valley Center didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cole Stapleton and Colten Kieso. Steel Schomaker was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Valley Center's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6. As for Goddard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Valley Center has already played their next game, a 43-16 defeat against Seaman on the 8th. Goddard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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