The Valor South Austin Falcons will head out to square off against the New Braunfels Thunder Homeschool at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Valor South Austin took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Hill Country K as Valor South Austin made off with a 53-32 win.
Meanwhile, New Braunfels Thunder never let their opponents score on Thursday. They breezed by Non Varsity Opponent on the road to the tune of 32-0. 32 seems to be a good number for the Homeschool as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
New Braunfels Thunder found their leader in underclassman John Kroesche, who rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Braunfels Thunder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
New Braunfels Thunder'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 Hudson Contreras and Aaron Ford.
Valor South Austin now has a winning record of 2-1. As for New Braunfels Thunder, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Valor South Austin came out on top in a nail-biter against New Braunfels Thunder when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 21-18. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was New Braunfels Thunder's Dustin Henze, who picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Valor South Austin still be able to contain Henze? There's only one way to find out.
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