On Friday, Mill Valley faced Gardner-Edgerton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mill Valley Jaguars snuck past the Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers with a 41-35 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Jaguars sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Leading Mill Valley to victory were Reggie Reece and Connor Bohon. Reece rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, while Bohon rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Reece's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Andrew Watts also helped out with an impressive 124 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mill Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Mill Valley pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Gardner-Edgerton, with the defeat, they broke their 11-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mill Valley will head out to face off against Shawnee Mission West at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mill Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Shawnee Mission West likes a good challenge. As for Gardner-Edgerton, they will venture away from home to square off against Olathe Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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