After soaring to 42 points the game before, Valwood was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They lost 27-6 to the Deerfield-Windsor Knights. The matchup marked the Valiants' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Valwood still got an impressive performance from Tayt Snellgrove, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Valwood wouldn't let Deerfield-Windsor keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Valwood can thank Jackson Johnson and Ayundrae Belcher for forcing both of them. Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
A big part of Deerfield-Windsor's victory came down to the chemistry between Lane Sceals and his top target Gabe Daniel. Sceals threw for 421 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt while Daniel picked up 189 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Daniel torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
Valwood's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Deerfield-Windsor, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Valwood will look to defend their home field on Friday against Brookwood at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Valwood's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Brookwood has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Deerfield-Windsor, they will head out to take on Maclay at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Maclay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.4 points per game this season.
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