Valley is 0-4 against Central of Clay County since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Valley Rams will challenge the Central of Clay County Volunteers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Valley will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Smiths Station, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Valley claimed a resounding 36-9 win over Smiths Station at home. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Panthers are ranked 206th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tilyn Carrell went supernova for Valley, rushing for 176 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, Carrell is now averaging an impressive 108.5 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Central of Clay County earned a 35-28 victory over Benjamin Russell on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Volunteers.
The win got Valley back to even at 1-1. As for Central of Clay County, their record is now 2-0.
Valley was dealt a bruising 47-0 defeat at the hands of Central of Clay County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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