Football Preview: Grand Valley Mustangs vs. Harding Skippers
The Grand Valley Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Harding Skippers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Grand Valley was beaten by Windham 61-26.
Meanwhile, Harding has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 15 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They fell 32-22 to Catholic Central.
Despite the loss, Harding saw an underclassman step up: Yomar Castellano picked up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 42 yards. Castellano also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending a pass. Brady Lawson was another key player, throwing for 241 yards and two touchdowns.
Harding wouldn't let Catholic Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Harding can thank Elijah Harless and Eli Padula for forcing both of them.
Grand Valley's defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Harding, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Grand Valley strolled past Harding in their previous matchup back in November of 2019 by a score of 21-6. Will Grand Valley repeat their success, or does Harding have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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