Football Game Preview: Appalachian Eagles vs. Valley Head Tigers

The Appalachian Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Valley Head Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Appalachian has nine straight wins, Valley Head has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Appalachian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Woodville, posting a 62-7 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 25 points or more this season.

Colton Caldwell

Rushing Yards

10/17/25 vs Woodville	150
10/10/25 @ Ragland	208
10/03/25 vs Spring Garden	101

Appalachian found their leader in sophomore Colton Caldwell, who rushed for 150 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 100 yards and one TD while completing 80% of his passes. Caldwell's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.

Appalachian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Appalachian's defense and their four sacks. Andrew Williams was especially locked on to Woodville's QB and sacked him twice.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Valley Head took on Woodville last Friday. The Tigers fell 27-21 to the Panthers.

Valley Head's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Appalachian, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.

Appalachian was able to grind out a solid victory over Valley Head in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 41-34. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Tigers' Tytan Blevins, who rushed for 343 yards and four scores while picking up 14.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 74 yards and one touchdown on only seven passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Eagles still be able to contain Blevins? There's only one way to find out.