Valley hasn't had much luck against Freeport recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Valley Vikings will square off against the Freeport Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m.
Valley is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 34-14 to Quaker Valley.
Meanwhile, while Freeport put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Burrell. Freeport simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Burrell 42-0 at home. Considering the Yellowjackets have won three matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Drew Ross was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 156 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Freeport was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Burrell only rushed for 113.
Freeport's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Wade Potocnak.
Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Freeport, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Valley took a serious blow against Freeport when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 27-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ross, who threw for 120 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Now that Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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