The Conotton Valley Rockets will face off against the Trimble Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Conotton Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 46-7 win over Fairfield Christian Academy. The Rockets pushed the score to 40-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had no chance of recovering from.
Zachary Putnam was his usual excellent self, throwing for 480 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt, and also punching in three touchdowns on the ground. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last eight times he's played. Gavin Haney was another key player, gaining 205 total yards and a touchdown.
Conotton Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brooks Bower and Putnam. Magnus Andrews was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 14 total tackles, and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, Trimble got the win against Fisher Catholic on Friday by a conclusive 28-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tomcats.
It was another big night for Owen Sikorski, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Those 142 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Trimble was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Conotton Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.7 points. As for Trimble, their record is now 7-4.
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