On Friday Water Valley will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Palmer Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Water Valley will be strutting in after a win while Palmer will be coming in after a defeat.
Water Valley will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Biggersville on Thursday. Water Valley breezed by Biggersville at home to the tune of 63-20. The game marked the Blue Devils' most dominant victory of the season.
Water Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Zae Bradford, who rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry, and Tre Adams, who rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Adams a new career-high in rushing yards. Miles Buford was in the mix as well, providing Water Valley with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Palmer lost to Jim Hill on the road by a 30-14 margin on Thursday.
Water Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Palmer, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Water Valley skirted past Palmer 32-30 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Water Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps