It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Valleys can now relate to. They lost 40-14 to the Galena Grizzlies on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 49-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Despite the loss, North Valleys still got an impressive performance from Zach Clarke, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Colson Kermode continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Galena, rushing for 54 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes. Kermode also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass. Erick Rodriguez was another key player, gaining 157 total yards.
North Valleys' loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Galena, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
North Valleys does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Galena, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Damonte Ranch, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 902 yards in their previous games.
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