Football Preview: Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns vs. Valley View Cougars
Wallenpaupack Area has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Valley View Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Wallenpaupack Area finally turned things around against Pittston on Friday. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 22-10.
Wallenpaupack Area had a senior duo take command as Michael Passenti picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Drew Kiesendahl rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Kiesendahl has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Valley View entered their tilt with Wyoming Valley West on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They were the clear victor by a 35-10 margin over the Spartans. 35 seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Valley View had a senior duo take command as Nick Kucharski rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry and Zach Cwalinski threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. Those 140 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Kucharski.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valley View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Wallenpaupack Area's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Valley View, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Wallenpaupack Area ended up a good deal behind Valley View in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 31-16. Can Wallenpaupack Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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