Football Preview: Royal Valley Panthers vs. Jefferson West Tigers
The Royal Valley Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Jefferson West Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Royal Valley will be strutting in after a win while Jefferson West will be coming in after a loss.
Royal Valley is headed out to face Jefferson West after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Royal Valley snuck past Hiawatha with an 18-13 victory on Friday.
Jaxson Stevens had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 131 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Royal Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 239 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson West came up short against Riley County on Friday and fell 27-14.
Royal Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Jefferson West in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 24-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jefferson West's Tucker Holthaus, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 84 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Royal Valley still be able to contain Holthaus? There's only one way to find out.
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