The Valley View Blazers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Searcy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Valley View is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Poplar Bluff. Valley View blew past Poplar Bluff, posting a 42-14 victory on the road. With the Blazers ahead 28-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Drew Gartman looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 103 yards on only ten carries, while also throwing for 89 yards and a touchdown. Jayde Taylor got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Valley View's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. RJ Estrich led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, everything went Searcy's way against Batesville on Friday as Searcy made off with a 42-18 win.
Curtis Goodrich was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 176 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry.
Valley View suffered a grim 63-41 defeat to Searcy when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Valley View, Mason Schucker (who threw for 310 yards and seven touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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