The Valley View Cougars will welcome the Wyoming Valley West Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Valley View has seven straight victories, Wyoming Valley West has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Valley View will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Delaware Valley, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Valley View walked away with a 35-25 win over Delaware Valley on Friday.
It was another big night for Zach Cwalinski, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 107 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Nick Kucharski, who gained 120 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Valley View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Wyoming Valley West fell victim to Wilkes-Barre and their airtight defense on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Wolfpack. Considering the last time the Spartans couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
Valley View pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wyoming Valley West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Valley View has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 213.1 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Wyoming Valley West, though, as they've been averaging only 46.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
