Football Recap: Maize Eagles vs. Valley Center Hornets
Maize won the last time they faced Valley Center, and things went their way on Friday too. The Maize Eagles took their game at home with ease, bagging a 37-7 win over the Valley Center Hornets. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 25 points or more this season.
Brayden Myovela was his usual excellent self, throwing for 166 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 78 yards. Shannon Jones was in the mix too, providing Maize with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maize was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 71.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 314.7.
Maize didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ty Willits, Hunter Jennings, and Brodie Jep Jarvis picked up one apiece. Jep Jarvis is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory was the third in a row for Maize, bringing their record for this year to 3-4. As for Valley Center, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maize will welcome South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Maize's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. As for Valley Center, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Haysville Campus at 7:00 p.m. Valley Center is facing Haysville Campus at the right time seeing as Haysville Campus is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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