Football Preview: Valley Head Tigers vs. Spring Garden Panthers
Valley Head is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Spring Garden is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Valley Head Tigers will host the Spring Garden Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Valley Head is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ider, posting a 50-7 victory on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Valley Head to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cayson McElrath, who rushed for 138 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. Nate Bain was another key back, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Valley Head was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Valley Head wouldn't let Ider keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Valley Head can thank Ben Johnson and Cayden Collins for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Spring Garden never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Woodville 48-0 at home.
Valley Head's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Spring Garden, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Valley Head was dealt a bruising 42-6 loss at the hands of Spring Garden in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Will Valley Head have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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