The Central Valley Warriors will square off against the Avonworth Antelopes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Central Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Beaver with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 51-37.
Central Valley can attribute much of their success to Jance Henry, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and Steven Rutherford, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Rutherford a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 482 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last contest, Avonworth made sure to put some points up on the board against Hopewell on Friday. Avonworth simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hopewell 50-19 on the road. That 31 point margin sets a new team best for the Antelopes this season.
Central Valley's record now sits at 2-3. As for Avonworth, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Central Valley came up short against Avonworth in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-20. Thankfully for Central Valley, Andrew Kuban (who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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