Football Game Preview: Plateau Valley Cowboys vs. West Grand Mustangs

Plateau Valley is 2-7 against West Grand since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cowboys will look to defend their home field against the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Plateau Valley sitting on four straight victories and West Grand on three.

Plateau Valley will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Vail Christian, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. The Cowboys came out on top in a nail-biter against the Saints on Friday, sneaking past 28-26.

Meanwhile, while West Grand put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Lake County. The Mustangs took their game with ease, bagging a 42-0 win over the Panthers. The Mustangs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.

Plateau Valley better focus on containing Landon Lockhart and Blake Terryberry as the pair were huge in West Grand's win. Lockhart rushed for 162 yards and one touchdown on only five carries, while Terryberry threw for 176 yards and three TDs on only 14 passes. Those 162 rushing yards gave Lockhart a new career-high. Sanjay Geffers was Terryberry's top target, picking up 74 receiving yards and one score.

Plateau Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for West Grand, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.

Plateau Valley couldn't quite finish off West Grand in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 and fell 38-36. Will the Cowboys have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.