Football Preview: Harmon Hawks vs. Mill Valley Jaguars
The Harmon Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Mill Valley Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harmon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Mill Valley will come in with six straight wins.
Harmon is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Northeast on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Harmon was outmatched by Northeast at home and fell 56-6. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 20-0.
Meanwhile, Mill Valley faced Olathe East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mill Valley blew past Olathe East 48-17. The Jaguars pushed the score to 41-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hawks had little chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mill Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reggie Reece, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Reece is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 132 every time he's taken the field this season. Max Piva was another key rusher, rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Mill Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Harmon's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Mill Valley, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Harmon was taken down by Mill Valley 69-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Harmon, Amarian Graves (who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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