Football Preview: Cedaredge Bruins vs. Grand Valley Cardinals
The Cedaredge Bruins will square off against the Grand Valley Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Cedaredge's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against North Fork on Friday. They took a 14-0 bruising from the Miners. The loss continues a trend for the Bruins in their matchups with the Miners: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grand Valley). They came out on top against Olathe by a score of 25-14 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Grand Valley had a senior duo take command as Mason Schoeppner rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry and Andrew Horner rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Schoeppner a new career-high in rushing yards.
Grand Valley wouldn't let Olathe keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Grand Valley can thank Camden Neil and Aiden Strauss for forcing all of them. Neil is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Olathe's side was Richard Terraraz, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
Grand Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Cedaredge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Grand Valley, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Everything went Cedaredge's way against Grand Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Cedaredge made off with a 31-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedaredge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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