The Wellington Eagles will challenge the Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Wellington's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Valley has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Friday, everything went Wellington's way against Resurrection Christian as Wellington made off with a 41-20 win. Considering the Eagles have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wellington relied on the efforts of Tanner Gray, who rushed for 88 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Cyle Kisner, who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those 124 rushing yards gave Kisner a new career-high. Cash Altschwager handled things on the ground, rushing for 85 yards.
Wellington wouldn't let Resurrection Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wellington can thank Matt Brown and Seamus Pike for forcing both of them. Pike also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18.
Wellington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Valley fell victim to Eaton and their airtight defense on Saturday. They were dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Reds.
Wellington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Wellington's way against Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Wellington made off with a 42-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Valley's Carson Adolf, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wellington still be able to contain Adolf? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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