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| 10/18/24 - Home | 14-28 L |
| 10/13/23 - Away | 29-35 L |
| 10/07/22 - Home | 45-37 W |
| 10/08/21 - Away | 49-20 W |
| 03/26/21 - Away | 7-40 L |
| + 5 more games |
Golden Valley and Atwater are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Golden Valley's victory against Buhach Colony wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Thunder 20-19. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Thunder: they've now won four in a row.
Golden Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gab Richards out in front who threw for 106 yards and one touchdown on only seven passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Atwater, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They slipped by El Capitan 42-41 on Friday. The Falcons pushed the score to 42-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Gauchos cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of Atwater's win came down to the chemistry between Ali Banks Jr and his top target Alejandro Naranjo. Banks Jr threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes while Naranjo rushed for 71 yards and one score. Banks Jr has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Atwater now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Golden Valley, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Golden Valley lost to Atwater on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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