Football Preview: Del Valle Cardinals vs. Akins Eagles
Del Valle is 8-2 against Akins since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Del Valle Cardinals will welcome the Akins Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Del Valle is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
Del Valle is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Westlake on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Del Valle was beaten by Westlake 77-0. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Chaparrals are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Akins' offense. They had to suffer through a 51-0 loss at the hands of Lake Travis. The Eagles have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Akins' defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Del Valle, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Del Valle was able to grind out a solid victory over Akins in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 22-14. Will Del Valle repeat their success, or does Akins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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