Football Preview: Sandy Valley Cardinals vs. Garaway Pirates
Sandy Valley is 1-6 against Garaway since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sandy Valley Cardinals will host the Garaway Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Sandy Valley didn't have too much trouble with Claymont on the road as they won 21-7.
The critical scores for Sandy Valley came from Jack Murphy, Lukas Gilland, and Caleb Deubner.
Sandy Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Sandy Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Drew Graybill and Anthony Ross.
Meanwhile, Garaway and Tuscarawas Valley met for a duel on Friday where Garaway came out on top. Garaway blew past Tuscarawas Valley, posting a 49-7 win on the road. Considering the Pirates have won five matches by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Sandy Valley back to even at 4-4. As for Garaway, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Sandy Valley came up short against Garaway when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 14-10. Thankfully for Sandy Valley, Jenson Garber (who picked up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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