Football Preview: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils vs. Pine Grove Cardinals
The Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Pine Grove Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Shenandoah Valley is looking for their season?s first victory.
Shenandoah Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost 47-23 to Marian Catholic on Friday.
Despite the loss, Shenandoah Valley saw an underclassman step up: Mikey Elchisak picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 66 yards.
Shenandoah Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Elchisak and Joel Nunez. Elchisak is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pine Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 21-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Panther Valley.
Although Pine Grove took the loss, they still got scores from Logan Troup and Brody Ibarra.
Shenandoah Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Pine Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Things could have been worse for Shenandoah Valley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 26-8 loss to Pine Grove in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Shenandoah Valley, Lane Lehman (who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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