If the MaxPreps state rankings hold true, the near future looks bright for Smoky Valley. They will challenge Nickerson on the road at 7:00 PM on Friday. Smoky Valley will be strutting in after a win while Nickerson will be stumbling in from a defeat.
When you finish with 368.5 more yards than your opponent, a favorable outcome is sure to follow. Smoky Valley took the match and then some with a 44-0 victory last Friday over Haven. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-0.
Meanwhile, Nickerson might have drawn first blood against Hoisington, but it was Hoisington who got the last laugh. Nickerson came up short against Hoisington, falling 14-28. This makes it the second loss in a row for Nickerson.
Nickerson's loss took them down to 0-2 while Smoky Valley's victory pulled them up to 2-0. In Smoky Valley's victory, senior Tim Lambert rushed for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns and senior Lane Schrag rushed for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns. We'll see if Nickerson have a strategy for dealing with them or if they lead their team to another successful outing.
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