The Caruthersville Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Valle Catholic Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Valle Catholic is hoping to do what Charleston couldn't on Friday: put an end to Caruthersville's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Caruthersville simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Charleston 34-6 on the road. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 21 point advantage.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Caruthersville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Caruthersville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jermonte Alexander.
Meanwhile, Valle Catholic won against Potosi last Friday with 61 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Valle Catholic really took it to Fredericktown for the full four quarters, racking up a 61-20 win on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-13.
Caruthersville's record now sits at 4-0. As for Valle Catholic, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Caruthersville was taken down by Valle Catholic 56-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Caruthersville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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