Football Preview: Spring Garden Panthers vs. Valley Head Tigers
The Spring Garden Panthers will challenge the Valley Head Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Spring Garden is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-0 victory over Woodville. Fans of Spring Garden have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Meanwhile, Valley Head blew past Ider, posting a 50-7 win on the road. While fans of the Tigers might be used to big wins, the 43-point margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Valley Head's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cayson McElrath led the charge by rushing for 138 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. Another rusher making a difference was Nate Bain, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Valley Head was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Valley Head wouldn't let Ider keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Valley Head can thank Ben Johnson and Cayden Collins for forcing both of them.
Spring Garden's record now sits at 4-0. As for Valley Head, their record is now 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Spring Garden against Valley Head in their previous matchup back in September of 2017 as the team secured a 42-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring Garden since the squad 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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