Football Preview: Valor South Austin Falcons vs. Williamson County HomeSchool
The Valor South Austin Falcons will challenge Williamson County HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Valor South Austin took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They skirted past Jubilee 44-42.
Kendal Gill was his usual excellent self, throwing for 313 yards and five touchdowns. Eric Sampson was Gill's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Williamson County HomeSchool put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 50-22 win over CenTex HomeSchool at home. Williamson County HomeSchool might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 26 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Ethan Slusher, who rushed for 364 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 65 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Williamson County HomeSchool was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Valor South Austin now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Williamson County HomeSchool, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Valor South Austin came up short against Williamson County HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 70-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williamson County HomeSchool's Luke Currie, who rushed for 172 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. Now that Valor South Austin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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