Football Preview: Valley Center Hornets vs. Hutchinson Salthawks
The Valley Center Hornets will head out to take on the Hutchinson Salthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Valley Center can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They took a 28-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eisenhower.
Although Valley Center took the loss, they still got scores from RayJ Logan and Rylan Bailey.
Even if they lost, Valley Center's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Noah Chobad and his 2.5. Valley Center got some further help from Gavin Saner: he made 14 total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, Hutchinson couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against Andover Central on Friday, falling 37-7. The Salthawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Valley Center took a serious blow against Hutchinson when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 34-6. Can Valley Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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