Football Game Preview: Plateau Valley on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 2:28am

Football Preview: Plateau Valley Cowboys vs. Norwood Mavericks

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After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Plateau Valley is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Norwood Mavericks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Norwood took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Plateau Valley, who comes in off a win.

Plateau Valley will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Custer County on Friday. Plateau Valley took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 42-6 victory over Custer County.

Meanwhile, Norwood didn't have quite enough to beat Vail Christian on Saturday and fell 30-28.

Norwood wouldn't let Vail Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Norwood can thank Josh Platt and Uriah Cook for forcing both of them.

Plateau Valley's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Norwood, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Everything came up roses for Plateau Valley against Norwood in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 as the team secured a 50-21 victory. Will Plateau Valley repeat their success, or does Norwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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