On Friday, Blue Valley Northwest faced Blue Valley West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Blue Valley Northwest Huskies took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Valley West Jaguars. The Huskies' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Blue Valley Northwest still got an impressive performance from Nathan Baxter, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Lj Bowens was another key player, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Blue Valley Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Blue Valley Northwest wouldn't let Blue Valley West keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Blue Valley Northwest can thank Brock Heath and Luke Wolverton for forcing both of them.
It was another big night for Tate Nagy, who threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 55 yards for Blue Valley West. Another player making a difference was Wayne Carter, who gained 176 total yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Blue Valley Northwest fell to 4-1. As for Blue Valley West, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Blue Valley Northwest will welcome Blue Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Valley Northwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.6 points per game this season. As for Blue Valley West, they will venture away from home to challenge Blue Valley Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Valley West knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Blue Valley Southwest likes a good challenge.
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