Football Game Preview: Wyalusing Valley Rams vs. Athens Wildcats

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 1:08am

Football Preview: Wyalusing Valley Rams vs. Athens Wildcats

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Wyalusing Valley is 2-8 against Athens since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wyalusing Valley Rams will welcome the Athens Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Wyalusing Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Athens will be coming in after a defeat.

Wyalusing Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Canton with a sharp 54-28 win on Friday. Considering the Rams have won three contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, a victory for Athens just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Towanda, falling 34-13.

Despite the loss, Athens saw an underclassman step up: Connor Davidson rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 186 yards and a touchdown.

The win snapped Wyalusing Valley's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. As for Athens, they now have a losing record at 3-4.

Wyalusing Valley skirted past Athens 14-12 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Wyalusing Valley repeat their success, or does Athens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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