North Sand Mountain has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Valley Head Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (North Sand Mountain: 12.6, Valley Head: 14.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
North Sand Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Gaston 43-21 on Friday. Considering the Bison have won three matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Valley Head has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.4 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They took a 32-13 bruising from Spring Garden. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Valley Head's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nate Bain, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and Tytan Blevins, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Valley Head was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
North Sand Mountain pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Valley Head, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
North Sand Mountain strolled past Valley Head in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 15-0. Will North Sand Mountain repeat their success, or does Valley Head have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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