Football Preview: West Valley Eagles vs. Lassen Grizzlies
The West Valley Eagles will take on the Lassen Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a Battle of the Birds when West Valley challenged Central Valley on Friday. West Valley strolled past Central Valley with points to spare, taking the game 24-6.
West Valley had a senior duo take command as Logan Rasmussen picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Cooper Staup rushed for 134 yards. Rasmussen has become a key player for West Valley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Valley's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Dalton Kelley.
Meanwhile, Lassen entered their tilt with University Prep on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 27-20 victory over the Panthers.
Dathen Moore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dowan Stephens, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lassen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Lassen wouldn't let University Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tysen Conoboy, Reegan Dunten, and Joey Harrison picked up one apiece.
West Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Lassen, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
West Valley took a serious blow against Lassen in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 42-0. Will West Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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