The Green Mountain Rams will square off against the Thompson Valley Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Green Mountain sitting on seven straight wins and Thompson Valley on 12.
Green Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-20 victory over Severance.
Simon Lunsford went supernova for Green Mountain, throwing for 283 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Max Babel, who picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Thompson Valley's strategy against Discovery Canyon on Saturday. Everything went Thompson Valley's way against Discovery Canyon as Thompson Valley made off with a 30-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Thompson Valley relied on the efforts of Finley Lucas, who threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and Colton (Cj) James, who picked up 41 receiving yards and two touchdowns. James also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Thompson Valley, adding 12 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Eli Metzger: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Thompson Valley pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.1 points per game. As for Green Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Green Mountain has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Thompson Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 221.6. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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