Football Preview: Owen Valley Patriots vs. South Putnam Eagles
The Owen Valley Patriots will face off against the South Putnam Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Owen Valley: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home dating back to last season, while South Putnam has snatched up seven consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Owen Valley was beaten by Angola 67-13. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 54-0.
Although Owen Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Noah Hall and Parker Greene.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Putnam). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Brown County 59-6 at home. South Putnam might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 27 points or more this season.
Owen Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for South Putnam, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Owen Valley was taken down by South Putnam 46-6 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Putnam's Wyatt Mullin, who threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that Owen 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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