The Valley View Cougars will face off against the Crestwood Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley View will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Valley View made easy work of Wallenpaupack Area and carried off a 34-13 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Buckhorns are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley View's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Preston Reed, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Another rusher making a difference was Nick Kucharski, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Crestwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-14 win over Wyoming Valley West. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won four matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Crestwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jake Jeckell, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Jeckell has become a key player for Crestwood: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Lazo, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Crestwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Crestwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Carter Kennedy, Matt Urban, and Tom McLaughlin picked up one apiece.
Valley View's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Crestwood, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Valley View strolled past Crestwood when the teams last played back in August by a score of 28-13. Will Valley View repeat their success, or does Crestwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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