The Sandy Valley Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Indian Valley Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Sandy Valley sitting on three straight victories and Indian Valley on five.
Sandy Valley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 45-0 win over Tuscarawas Central Catholic at home. That looming 45-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cardinals yet this season.
The critical scores for Sandy Valley came from Jack Murphy, Natch Overly, Shawn Brooks, Lukas Gilland, Luke Williams, and Williams.
Meanwhile, Indian Valley took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-8 victory over Buckeye Trail. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Warriors are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Grady Kinsey, who rushed for 246 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 143 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Sandy Valley now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Indian Valley, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Sandy Valley was taken down by Indian Valley 40-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kinsey, who rushed for 123 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that Sandy Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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