Mill Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Olathe East Hawks at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Mill Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
Mill Valley's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 54-0 victory over Shawnee Mission West on the road. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Vikings are ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Reggie Reece was his usual excellent self, rushing for 132 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 132 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Bohon, who threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mill Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Mill Valley wouldn't let Shawnee Mission West keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mill Valley can thank Kendyn Charbonneau and Jayden Woods for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Olathe East). They came out on top against Shawnee Mission East by a score of 35-28 on Friday.
Mill Valley pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Olathe East, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything went Mill Valley's way against Olathe East when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as Mill Valley made off with a 28-7 win. Does Mill Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olathe East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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