Football Preview: Jefferson West Tigers vs. Royal Valley Panthers
The Jefferson West Tigers will face off against the Royal Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Royal Valley is headed out to face a Tigers team ready to give their home crowd a win. Jefferson West fell 27-14 to Riley County on Friday.
Meanwhile, Royal Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hiawatha on Friday, but they still walked away with a 18-13 victory.
Jaxson Stevens had a dynamite game for Royal Valley, rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns. Stevens' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 131 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Royal Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 239 rushing yards in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Jefferson West came up short against Royal Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 24-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stevens, who rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Now that Jefferson West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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