After two games on the road, Beaver is heading back home. They will host the Quaker Valley Quakers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Beaver knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Quaker Valley likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Beaver took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 48-10 victory over North Catholic. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 28 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Beaver to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amari Jackson, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Qualan Cain, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Beaver was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Beaver's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Brennan Kostyak was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Quaker Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Central Valley 52-20. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 454th, while the Warriors are ranked 108th).
The losing side was boosted by Logan Benedict, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Beaver is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Quaker Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Beaver has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 261.6 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Quaker Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 38.9. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Beaver against Quaker Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-7 win. In that game, Beaver amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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