Football Preview: Blue Valley Tigers vs. Blue Valley North Mustangs
On Friday Blue Valley will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Blue Valley North Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Blue Valley's defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so Blue Valley North's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Blue Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: St. James Academy, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Blue Valley was ranked second). Blue Valley walked away with a 20-10 victory over St. James Academy on Friday.
Charlie Stachowiak continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley North was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 34-28 to Blue Valley West. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost three in a row.
Blue Valley North might have lost, but man, Frankie Tryban was a machine: he picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Blue Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Blue Valley North, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Blue Valley took their victory against Blue Valley North in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 22-0. Will Blue Valley repeat their success, or does Blue Valley North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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