Football Preview: Sun Valley Spartans vs. Porter Ridge Pirates
The Sun Valley Spartans and the Porter Ridge Pirates are set to duel on Friday. Sun Valley is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Sun Valley will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Marvin Ridge on Friday. Sun Valley had just enough and edged Marvin Ridge out 13-10. The 13-point effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last matchup, Porter Ridge made sure to put some points up on the board against R-S Central on Friday. Porter Ridge put the hurt on R-S Central with a sharp 42-17 win. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 23 points or more this season.
Among those leading the charge was Christian Myers, who threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Rai'Shawn Elmore was in the mix too, providing Porter Ridge with two touchdowns.
Sun Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Porter Ridge, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-4 record.
Sun Valley lost to Porter Ridge on the road by a decisive 38-21 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Sun Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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