After two games on the road, Valley Heights is heading back home. They will welcome the Oakley Plainsmen at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Valley Heights is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Marion just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 46-26. The Mustangs were down 38-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oakley). They breezed by Stanton County to the tune of 56-9 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Plainsmen needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Carsen Beal had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 23 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Oakley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jantz Lowrie and Eli Schmidt. Lowrie also made four total tackles, which is notable because Oakley is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-4 otherwise.
Oakley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Valley Heights' loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. As for Oakley, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
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