WATER VALLEY – The last time Aberdeen came to Water Valley, the Bulldogs went home with a 56-7 loss in 2006.

Three years later in coach Chris Duncan's third season, these apparently aren't your momma's Bulldogs.

In the first game against Water Valley since that loss, Aberdeen's defense set the tone and the offense didn't seem to mind the mud and patchy rain at Clark Field in a 42-13 Division 2-3A win.

"I think we played with good intensity," said Duncan. "I think (Aaron) Andrews again got a little better this week. Defensively we were able to shut down a good running team."

Water Valley managed only one first half first down and could only watch as Aberdeen (6-2, 2-0)quarterback Andrews threw three first half touchdown passes, ran another in from 28 yards out and Rashad Pargo scored another on a 1-yard fumble recovery in a 36-0 first half.

The most telling play of the night came in the third quarter when Andrews threw a perfectly-placed pass to Pargo, who hauled it in near the Water Valley 40 and ran the rest of the way for a 78 yard touchdown to give the Bulldogs a 42-0 lead.

Andrews threw only one incomplete pass in the first half and finished with 241 yards on 8 of 12 passing on and four touchdowns.

"Everybody did what we had to do and we came out victorious," said Andrews. "(The defense) had a good game."

He rushed for 76 yards on six carries. Jamerson Love, who verbally committed to Mississippi State last Saturday, had 103 yards on 14 carries for the Bulldogs, winners of five straight games.

Andrews wasn't dinking and dunking his way near first half perfection, with touchdown passes of 32 yards to Erik Buchanan, 40 to Victor Hodges and 21 to Mario Lucas.

In mud that sank at least six inches in spots, Aberdeen had three touchdowns escape its grip.

Two balls were fumbled through the side of the Blue Devils (3-4, 1-1) end zone and a fumble turned the ball over inside the Water Valley 5 on a busted play on Aberdeen's first possession.

Aberdeen's defense held the Blue Devils to a three-and-out after the fumble and the offensive display began.

"Overall, we're pleased," Duncan said, "but we've got to finish ballgames. We left 21 points on the table in the first half, but this is the worst ball field I've played on since I've been coaching. We've got to continue to get better each and every week."

Water Valley got on the board twice in the fourth quarter on C.J. Jackson's 3-yard run and Josh Johnson's 1-yard run.

"It didn't go our way a single time the first half," said Water Valley coach Brad Embry, "the worst cluster of bad things I've ever been a part of. And they compounded it by how good they are."