Football Preview: Blue Valley Rams vs. Axtell Eagles
Blue Valley is 0-9 against Axtell since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Blue Valley Rams will venture away from home to face off against the Axtell Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Blue Valley has three wins , while Axtell has 16 dating back to last season).
Blue Valley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Kansas City East Christian Academy 30-0 at home. Fans of the Rams have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Axtell faced Chase County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Axtell took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 46-0 victory over Chase County. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Blue Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Axtell, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Blue Valley was taken down by Axtell 68-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Axtell's Brandon Schmelzle, who threw for 213 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Blue Valley 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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