Football Recap: Southern Valley Comes Up Short

Southern Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Alma Cardinals on the road and fell 50-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.

Tylor Grove rushed for 34 yards. Raiden Rickert was his top target, picking up 55 receiving yards. On the ground, Sam Bantam rushed for 126 yards.

Zavier Mitchell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Alma, rushing for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 144 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Mitchell a new career-high in rushing yards. Miles Ford was another key player, gaining 146 total yards and two touchdowns.

Southern Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Alma, the win snapped their losing streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-4 record.

Southern Valley is taking a road trip to face off against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Valley is facing Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] at the right time seeing as Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Alma, they will square off against Arapahoe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arapahoe will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Alma surely won't give up without a fight.

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