Football Preview: Belding Black Knights vs. Swan Valley Vikings
Belding is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Swan Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Belding Black Knights will take on the Swan Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Belding's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 40-0 victory over Hopkins. The Black Knights' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Meanwhile, Swan Valley and Bullock Creek met for a duel on Friday where Swan Valley came out on top. Swan Valley blew past Bullock Creek 42-21.
A big part of Swan Valley's win came down to the chemistry between Colton Klein and his top target Jamison Pelt. Klein threw for 440 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 18.3 yards per attempt while Pelt picked up 403 receiving yards and six touchdowns. With that strong performance, Pelt is now averaging an impressive 2.2 receiving touchdowns per game.
Swan Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cal Delisle and Kam Reynolds. Reynolds also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Belding's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Swan Valley, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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