Football Preview: Garaway Pirates vs. Sandy Valley Cardinals
Garaway has gone 6-1 against Sandy Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Garaway Pirates will face off against the Sandy Valley Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Garaway is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Garaway and Tuscarawas Valley met for a duel on Friday where Garaway came out on top. Garaway claimed a resounding 49-7 victory over Tuscarawas Valley on the road. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won five matchups by 33 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sandy Valley didn't have too much trouble with Claymont on the road on Friday as they won 21-7.
The critical scores for Sandy Valley came from Jack Murphy, Lukas Gilland, and Caleb Deubner.
Sandy Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Sandy Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Drew Graybill and Anthony Ross.
Garaway's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Sandy Valley, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Garaway didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Sandy Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-10 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sandy Valley's Nick Petro, who rushed for 119 yards, and also threw for 124 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Garaway to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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