Football Preview: Greenway Demons vs. Moon Valley Rockets
Two dominant backs in Carlos Toscano and Ayomide Ogundipe are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Greenway Demons will take on the Moon Valley Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Greenway will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 21-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Peoria by a score of 30-27. The Demons haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Greenway might have lost, but man, Toscano was a machine: he rushed for 274 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Toscano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Greenway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Greenway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tim Myron and Dashawn Engram.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Moon Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They secured a 26-21 W over Youngker on Friday.
Moon Valley found their leader in underclassman Gary Chandler, who picked up three sacks and made 14 total tackles. The team also got some help courtesy of Ogundipe, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Moon Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Chandler. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
Greenway's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Moon Valley, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Greenway has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Moon Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Greenway didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Moon Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. Does Greenway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Moon Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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