Jefferson West lost against Royal Valley back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Jefferson West Tigers were beaten by the Royal Valley Panthers 30-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Tucker Holthaus threw for 157 yards on 13 of 29 attempts.
Andrew Beilman was his top target, picking up 68 receiving yards.
Jaxson Stevens was a one-man wrecking crew for Royal Valley as he rushed for 191 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Stevens' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 131 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Bausch, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Jefferson West's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Royal Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Jefferson West will take on St. Marys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Royal Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Holton.
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