Football Preview: Vallivue Falcons vs. Lakeland Hawks
On Friday Vallivue will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons takes on the Lakeland Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Vallivue is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Bonneville: they outscored them in every quarter. Vallivue was the clear victor by a 28-6 margin over Bonneville on Friday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Falcons had established a 21 point advantage.
Onix Carson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Cache Hance got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Vallivue didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tyler Buckley, Hance, Ryker Oswald, and Lamar Davis picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakeland). They breezed by Shelley to the tune of 42-14 on Friday. With that victory, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Lakeland had a senior duo take command as Haydon Benson rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns and Kage (Lovie) Weil rushed for 156 yards. Weil's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 129 rushing yards.
Lakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Vallivue pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lakeland, their record is now 8-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Vallivue has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lakeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 222.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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