Football Game Preview: Valley Vikings vs. Del Campo Cougars

By Team Reports Oct 26, 2024, 2:48am

Football Preview: Valley Vikings vs. Del Campo Cougars

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The Valley Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Del Campo Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Valley sitting on four straight victories and Del Campo on eight.

Valley and Johnson met for a duel on Thursday where Valley prevailed. Valley won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Johnson 22-21.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Del Campo). They claimed a resounding 52-0 win over River Valley. Considering the Cougars have won nine games by more than 24 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Sophia Wright was her usual excellent self, throwing for 183 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85% of her passes, and also rushing for 88 yards on only five carries. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Salinas, who picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Del Campo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zenallah Hatcher-Simmons and Keira Rowan.

Valley pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Del Campo, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.

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