Blue Valley Northwest has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blue Valley Northwest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over Lawrence Free State. That looming 49-14 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Huskies yet this season.
Blue Valley Northwest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nathan Baxter led the charge by throwing for 257 yards and three touchdowns. Lj Bowens helped Baxter out on the ground, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
Blue Valley Northwest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cade Wilson, Trevor Garlington, and Joseph Arnold picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Gardner-Edgerton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They breezed by the Lancers to the tune of 42-7. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Blue Valley Northwest's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for Gardner-Edgerton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Blue Valley Northwest might still be hurting after the 28-6 defeat they got from Gardner-Edgerton when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Blue Valley Northwest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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