Football Preview: Alma Panthers vs. Swan Valley Vikings
After three games on the road, Alma is heading back home. They will welcome the Swan Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Alma is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Garber on Friday. They fell 20-7 to the Dukes. The Panthers have struggled against the Dukes recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Swan Valley entered their tilt with Powers Catholic on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 56-35 margin over the Chargers. Considering the Vikings have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Swan Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Boston Beougher, who rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry. Those 224 rushing yards gave Beougher a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Klein, who threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Swan Valley wouldn't let Powers Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Swan Valley can thank Sergio Arroyo and Hayden Taylor for forcing both of them.
Alma's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Swan Valley, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3.
Alma suffered a grim 35-14 defeat to Swan Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Alma was down 28-7.
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