Football Preview: Poston Butte Broncos vs. Round Valley Elks
The Poston Butte Broncos will stay at home for another week and welcome the Round Valley Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Poston Butte will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 51-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Campo Verde by a score of 16-14. The Broncos have struggled against the Coyotes recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Evan Moore, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Backing up that air attack was Jaylen Brooks, who rushed for 89 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Poston Butte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Campo Verde only rushed for 119.
Meanwhile, Round Valley came up short against Thatcher on Friday and fell 35-27.
Poston Butte now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Round Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
Poston Butte skirted past Round Valley 20-18 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Poston Butte repeat their success, or does Round Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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