Preview: Central Valley Cougars vs. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles
Central Valley is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Bruning-Davenport/Shickley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Central Valley Cougars will take on the Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matches -- so hopefully Bruning-Davenport/Shickley likes a good challenge.
Central Valley can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They blew past Wausa 62-28 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-6.
Central Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Grady Kelley, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and Dierks Nekoliczak, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Kelley hasn't dropped below 100 rushing yards for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Zaden Wolf, who rushed for 26 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley was able to grind out a solid win over Osceola on Thursday, taking the game 30-22.
Their wins bumped Central Valley to 9-0 and Bruning-Davenport/Shickley to 7-2.
Everything went Central Valley's way against Bruning-Davenport/Shickley in their previous meeting back in November of 2022 as Central Valley made off with a 42-20 victory. Does Central Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bruning-Davenport/Shickley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
