Football Preview: North Sand Mountain Bison vs. Valley Head Tigers
North Sand Mountain has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Valley Head Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (North Sand Mountain: 12.6, Valley Head: 14.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
North Sand Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Gaston 43-21 on Friday. Considering the Bison have won three matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Valley Head has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.4 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They took a 32-13 bruising from Spring Garden. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Valley Head's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nate Bain, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and Tytan Blevins, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Valley Head was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
North Sand Mountain pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Valley Head, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
North Sand Mountain strolled past Valley Head in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 15-0. Will North Sand Mountain repeat their success, or does Valley Head have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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