Football Preview: Valencia Jaguars vs. Bloomfield Bobcats
The Valencia Jaguars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bloomfield Bobcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Valencia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 35-34 photo finish over Moriarty.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Grants 41-6. Considering the Bobcats have won seven games by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Blake Spencer, who threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns.
Bloomfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Valencia has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.8 points per game. As for Bloomfield, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Valencia took a serious blow against Bloomfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 50-0. Can Valencia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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