The Valley Rams will take on the Holtville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Holtville will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Valley had just enough and edged out Elmore County 20-17. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
The critical scores for Valley came from Malachi McCullough and CJ Johnson.
Valley's run defense was locked in: Elmore County could only muster 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Mason Yarbrough for the heroic effort on defense: he. Valley didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.2.
Meanwhile, Holtville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by Central of Clay County 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Volunteers are ranked 39th).
Valley's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Holtville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Valley came up short against Holtville when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 27-21. Will the Rams have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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