The Sandy Valley Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Indian Valley Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Sandy Valley sitting on three straight wins and Indian Valley on five.
Sandy Valley's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Tuscarawas Central Catholic 45-0 at home. That looming 45-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cardinals yet this season.
The critical scores for Sandy Valley came from Jack Murphy, Natch Overly, Shawn Brooks, Lukas Gilland, Luke Williams, and Williams.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Indian Valley at home against Buckeye Trail on Friday as the squad secured a 49-8 victory. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Warriors are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Grady Kinsey, who rushed for 246 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 143 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Indian Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Indian Valley wouldn't let Buckeye Trail keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Indian Valley can thank Gavin Garabrandt and Carsen Hostetler for forcing both of them.
Sandy Valley now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Indian Valley, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Sandy Valley took a serious blow against Indian Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 40-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kinsey, who rushed for 123 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that Sandy Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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