Football Preview: Creek Valley Storm vs. South Platte Blue Knights
After two games on the road, Creek Valley is heading back home. They will welcome the South Platte Blue Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Friday, Creek Valley had to suffer through a 65-18 loss at the hands of Leyton. The Storm were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-6.
Meanwhile, South Platte came into Thursday's matchup having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took their game on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 66-6 win over Banner County. The Blue Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
South Platte wouldn't let Banner County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Conner Evans, Cordell Frerichs, and Jed Delatour picked up one apiece. The dominant performance also gave Delatour a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Platte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Creek Valley now has a losing record at 2-3. As for South Platte, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Creek Valley was taken down by South Platte 49-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Creek Valley was down 42-0.
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