Football Preview: Cascade Cadets vs. Owen Valley Patriots
The Cascade Cadets will square off against the Owen Valley Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cascade has eight straight wins, Owen Valley has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cascade is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Greencastle: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cascade blew Greencastle out of the water with a 56-7 final score. Considering the Cadets have won seven games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cascade's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dayton Mink led the charge by rushing for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Those 178 rushing yards gave Mink a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Toby Savini, who gained 133 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cascade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Cascade didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Timothy Turner Jr and Lucas Farmer.
Meanwhile, a victory for Owen Valley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by South Putnam 58-7. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-7.
Cascade pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Owen Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Cascade has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 443.1 total yards per game. It's a different story for Owen Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 148.9. Will Cascade be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Owen Valley flip the script?
Cascade took their victory against Owen Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 40-19. In that contest, Cascade amassed a halftime lead of 40-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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