The Mission Valley Vikings will face off against the Wabaunsee Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mission Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
Mission Valley is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Olpe on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mission Valley lost 34-14 to Olpe. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Mission Valley got top-tier performance from Porter Deters, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown. Deters' longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Bryce Bunger was Deters' top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wabaunsee). They blew past Maranatha Christian Academy, posting a 60-6 win at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Mission Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Wabaunsee, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
Mission Valley was taken down by Wabaunsee 28-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Mission Valley, Cade Oliver (who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries) 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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