Football Preview: East Valley Knights vs. Grandview Greyhounds
East Valley is on a three-game streak of home losses, Grandview a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The East Valley Knights will host the Grandview Greyhounds at 5:00 p.m.
East Valley and West Valley faced off in a cross-town battle on Friday. East Valley took a 27-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Valley. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Eagles are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, everything went Grandview's way against Ephrata on Thursday as Grandview made off with a 39-13 win.
Grandview's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Titus Jeffrey, who picked up 155 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Jeffrey also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss). Nathan Montes De Oca was another key player, rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
Another reason for the win was Grandview's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tucker Santjer and Jeffrey, who racked up six sacks between them. Santjer has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last eight times he's played. Ivan Mendoza was another major factor on D, making four total tackles and defending three passes.
East Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Grandview, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-7.
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