Football Preview: Blue Valley Northwest Huskies vs. Blue Valley Tigers
Blue Valley Northwest has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Blue Valley Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Blue Valley Northwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Blue Valley West, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Blue Valley Northwest was ranked fifth). Blue Valley Northwest fell 42-35 to Blue Valley West on Friday. The Huskies' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Blue Valley Northwest might have lost, but man, Nathan Baxter was a machine: he rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Lj Bowens was another key player, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blue Valley). They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over Blue Valley North. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 27 points or more this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Blue Valley Northwest fell to 4-1. As for Blue Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Blue Valley Northwest strolled past Blue Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Does Blue Valley Northwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blue Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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