Football Preview: Round Valley Elks vs. River Valley Dust Devils
The Round Valley Elks will square off against the River Valley Dust Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Round Valley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Blue Ridge 35-0. That's two games straight that the Elks have won by exactly 35 points.
Connor Lueker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run. Statton Wilson was in the mix as well, providing Round Valley with two touchdowns.
Round Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
River Valley never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Chino Valley last Friday. They claimed a resounding 41-8 win over the Cougars. With the Dust Devils ahead 41-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Mickey Smith was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Jayden Plotkin was another key player, rushing for 105 yards on only 12 carries.
River Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kaleb Knueven, Brody Schutt, and Gavin Rodriguez picked up one apiece.
River Valley pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.2 points. As for Round Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Round Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 240.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like River Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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