Football Preview: Blue Valley West Jaguars vs. Blue Valley Tigers
Blue Valley West hasn't had much luck against Blue Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars takes on the Blue Valley Tigers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Blue Valley West's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
Blue Valley West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over Blue Valley Southwest. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Timberwolves are ranked 31st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blue Valley West's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tate Nagy, who threw for 281 yards and five touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes. Quin Myers was in the mix as well, providing Blue Valley West with three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blue Valley West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They managed a 27-21 victory over the Huskies.
Charlie Stachowiak was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Aiello, who threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns.
Blue Valley West's record now sits at 5-1. As for Blue Valley, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Blue Valley West has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 454.7 total yards per game. However, it's not like Blue Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 363. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Blue Valley West came up short against Blue Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 24-20. Thankfully for Blue Valley West, John Price (who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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