Football Preview: Purchase Line Red Dragons vs. United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United]
The Purchase Line Red Dragons will head out to take on United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Purchase Line has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United] will come in with four straight victories.
Purchase Line's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Portage on Friday. They took a 16-0 bruising from the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United] got themselves on the board against Penns Manor on Friday, but Penns Manor never followed suit. They blew past the Comets, posting a 27-0 win at home. United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United] might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 27 points or more this season.
United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United]'s success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Collin Nedrich led the charge by rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Nedrich a new career-high in rushing yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Dmitri Worthington, who threw for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United]'s imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Braxton Jelley was especially locked on to Penns Manor's QB and sacked him twice. Jelley also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 250 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Purchase Line's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United], their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Purchase Line was taken down by United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United] 46-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Purchase Line, Isaac Worthington (who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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