Football Preview: Water Valley Blue Devils vs. Bruce Trojans
Water Valley is 7-0 against Bruce since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Water Valley Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Bruce Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Water Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
Water Valley is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Calhoun City on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Water Valley was beaten by Calhoun City 56-3. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Wildcats are ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, after only nine points in their last matchup, Bruce made sure to put some points up on the board against Palmer on Friday. Bruce managed a 38-32 victory over Palmer.
Jay Cole Williams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 72 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Josh Long was another key passer, throwing for 168 yards and a touchdown.
Bruce wouldn't let Palmer keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Marcus Brownlee, Jermartie Poindexter, and Williams picked up one apiece.
Water Valley now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Bruce, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Water Valley took their victory against Bruce in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 55-29. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Williams, who rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 165 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Water Valley still be able to contain Williams? There's only one way to find out.
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