The Valley Lutheran Flames will take on the Shadow Mountain Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Lutheran is looking for their season's first victory.
Valley Lutheran's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Madison Highland Prep on Friday. They were beaten by the Heat 43-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shadow Mountain). They really took it to Coronado for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-6 win at home. With that victory, the Matadors brought their scoring average up to 30.8 points per game.
Among those leading the charge was Robert Caldwell, who threw for 196 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes. Jaiden Hill was in the mix as well, providing Shadow Mountain with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shadow Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 61.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 175.
Shadow Mountain wouldn't let Coronado keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Hill, Cooper Morris, Jeremy Walker, and Michael Collins picked up one apiece.
Valley Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Shadow Mountain, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Valley Lutheran was taken down by Shadow Mountain 85-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Valley Lutheran have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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