Pine Grove is 1-8 against Williams Valley since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pine Grove Cardinals will face off against the Williams Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m.
Pine Grove is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Marian Catholic on the road and fell 34-7.
Pine Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Logan Troup and Brayden Lyons. Lyons is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Williams Valley). They claimed a resounding 75-3 victory over Shenandoah Valley at home. Considering the Vikings have won five matchups by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Williams Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brady Shomper, who threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and Fletcher Thompson, who rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Kian Krzyzanowski was Shomper's top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Williams Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was Williams Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brayden Crisswell.
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Williams Valley, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Pine Grove was taken down by Williams Valley 48-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Pine Grove, Alex Achenbach (who rushed for 343 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 33 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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