The Valley Christian Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Florence Gophers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Valley Christian is headed out to face Florence after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Valley Christian blew past Tempe 48-0 at home on Friday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 35 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Florence had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with a 38-28 victory over Gilbert Christian.
Florence's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Logan Stenson, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Malik Smith, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Wyatt Stenson also helped out with an impressive 87 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Florence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Valley Christian skirted past Florence 27-24 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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