Football Preview: Valley View Cougars vs. Delaware Valley Warriors
Valley View hasn't had much luck against Delaware Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Valley View Cougars will host the Delaware Valley Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Valley View sitting on six straight wins and Delaware Valley on three.
Last Friday, Valley View earned a 21-14 victory over North Pocono. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Trojans are ranked 321st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley View's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nick Kucharski led the charge by rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kucharski also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, making five total tackles, and defending a pass. Zach Cwalinski was another key player, rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Delaware Valley). They walked away with a 40-32 win over Long Island Lutheran on Saturday.
Logan Olsommer looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 26 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 134 yards on only 12 passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Delaware Valley's defensive line and their 4.5 sacks. In that department, Luke Brazanskas was the leader with two.
Valley View pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Delaware Valley, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Valley View has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 199.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Delaware Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 169.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Valley View lost to Delaware Valley at home by a decisive 30-12 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Olsommer, who threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Now that Valley View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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