Football Recap: Valley Find Success

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Previous 4 Games

10/10/25 - Away	20-17 W
10/11/24 - Home	14-20 L
10/20/23 - Away	41-40 W
10/14/22 - Home	13-17 L

After losing to Elmore County the last time they met, Valley decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Rams came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers on Friday, sneaking past 20-17. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.

The critical scores for Valley came from Malachi McCullough and CJ Johnson.

Valley's run defense was locked in: Elmore County could only muster 2.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Mason Yarbrough for the heroic effort on defense: he. Valley didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.2.

Elmore County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyler Payton, who gained 121 total yards and a touchdown, and Tate McNeely, who picked up 94 receiving yards and one TD. Payton also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending one pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.

Valley's record is now 5-2. As for Elmore County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Coming up, Valley will face off against Holtville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rams will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 30.14 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Elmore County, they will take on Marbury at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 30.29 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.