The Valley Vikings will head out to take on the DeSales Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully DeSales likes a good challenge.
Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Breckinridge County 66-28 on the road on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-8.
Jamie Jones was his usual excellent self, throwing for 504 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 103 yards on only six carries. Devuan Jones was another key player, picking up 314 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dasaun Brown and Lonzell Parks.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for DeSales, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lafayette on Friday, sneaking past 17-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Colts have posted since October 12, 2023.
Valley's record now sits at 3-1. As for DeSales, they pushed their record up to 2-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Valley was dealt a bruising 45-13 loss at the hands of DeSales when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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