Football Preview: Valley Central Vikings vs. Middletown Middie Bears
Valley Central hasn't had much luck against Middletown recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Valley Central Vikings will take on the Middletown Middie Bears at 6:00 p.m. Valley Central will be strutting in after a win while Middletown will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Valley Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Kingston, taking the game 24-13.
Meanwhile, a win for Middletown just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 35-13 to Newburgh Free Academy. While losing is never fun, the Middie Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Goldbacks are ranked 61st).
Valley Central now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Middletown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Valley Central was dealt a bruising 42-14 loss at the hands of Middletown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Middletown's Julani Graham, who rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Valley Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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