Football Preview: Silverado Skyhawks vs. Green Valley Gators
The Silverado Skyhawks will square off against the Green Valley Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Silverado is looking for their season's first victory.
Silverado is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Shadow Ridge on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Silverado was outmatched by Shadow Ridge at home and fell 56-24.
Silverado might have lost, but man, D'Angelo Hagans was a machine: he picked up 164 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Hagans a new career-high in rushing yards. Marek Piekarski was another key player, throwing for 291 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Green Valley faced Faith Lutheran in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Green Valley was beaten by Faith Lutheran 35-7. The game marked the Gators' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Silverado's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Green Valley, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-3.
Silverado took a serious blow against Green Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, falling 48-0. Can Silverado avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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