Football Preview: Valhalla Vikings vs. Putnam Valley Tigers
Valhalla is 4-0 against Putnam Valley since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valhalla Vikings will face off against the Putnam Valley Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Valhalla sitting on six straight wins and Putnam Valley on five.
Last Saturday, Valhalla humbled Woodlands with a 42-14 victory. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly 28 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Putnam Valley). They blew past Dobbs Ferry 62-35 on Friday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 27 points or more this season.
Putnam Valley can attribute much of their success to Andre Tarrant, who gained 153 total yards and two touchdowns, and Mateo Dobra, who threw for 240 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes. Dobra has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Andrew Grippo got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Valhalla's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Putnam Valley, their record is now 5-2.
Everything went Valhalla's way against Putnam Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as Valhalla made off with a 36-12 win. Does Valhalla have another victory up their sleeve, or will Putnam Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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