Football Preview: Williams Valley Vikings vs. Pen Argyl Green Knights
The Williams Valley Vikings will be playing at home against the Pen Argyl Green Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Williams Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Williams Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They breezed by Mahanoy Area to the tune of 60-13. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 33 points or more this season.
Williams Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brady Shomper led the charge by rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Shomper has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. 85 of Shomper's passing yards were hauled in by Kian Krzyzanowski, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Williams Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Williams Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Krzyzanowski and Evan Achenbach. Brayden Crisswell was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Pen Argyl hadn't done well against Northern Lehigh recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Pen Argyl enjoyed a cozy 32-14 victory over Northern Lehigh.
Caiden Faust was his usual excellent self, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Soos, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Williams Valley pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points per game. As for Pen Argyl, their record now sits at 5-6.
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