Football Preview: Medicine Valley Raiders vs. Garden County Eagles
The Medicine Valley Raiders will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Garden County Eagles on Thursday.
Medicine Valley is leaving town to face Garden County after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Medicine Valley was dealt a 64-25 defeat at the hands of Arthur County on Thursday. The Raiders' loss continues a trend for the team, making it nine in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, Medicine Valley saw an underclassman step up: Mason Roblee rushed for 23 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 44 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Garden County was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Cody-Kilgore 44-6 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
One reason for the win was Garden County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Kade Collins was the leader with two.
Medicine Valley took their win against Garden County in their previous matchup back in October of 2020 by a conclusive 34-14. Will Medicine Valley repeat their success, or does Garden County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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