Football Preview: Mission Valley Vikings vs. Olpe Eagles
The Mission Valley Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Olpe Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mission Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Maranatha Christian Academy to the tune of 62-12 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
It was another big night for Porter Deters, who picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only five passes. His longest reception was for an incredible 88 yards. Jake Mills was another key passer, throwing for 231 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Olpe, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over Cair Paravel. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
The win made it two in a row for Mission Valley and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Olpe, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Mission Valley might still be hurting after the 34-14 defeat they got from Olpe in their previous meeting on October 11th. Can Mission Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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