Football Preview: Sabetha Bluejays vs. Royal Valley Panthers
Sabetha has gone 8-1 against Royal Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Sabetha Bluejays will host the Royal Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Sabetha: 9.8, Royal Valley: 14.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Sabetha is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against St. Marys on Friday. They lost 24-3 to the Bears.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Royal Valley). They breezed by Oskaloosa to the tune of 59-8 on Friday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 28 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nolan Bausch and he. Bausch rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries while he rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Jaxson Stevens really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Cumpton, who gained 52 total yards and a touchdown.
Royal Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 518 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sabetha's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Royal Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Sabetha won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in September, slipping by Royal Valley 7-6. Does Sabetha have another victory up their sleeve, or will Royal Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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