The Owen Valley Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Cascade Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Owen Valley has struggled recently with nine losses in a row, while Cascade will arrive with eight straight wins.
Owen Valley is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against South Putnam on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Owen Valley was dealt a 58-7 defeat at the hands of South Putnam. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-7.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Cascade over Greencastle in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cascade blew Greencastle out of the water with a 56-7 final score. Considering the Cadets have won seven games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cascade to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dayton Mink, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Mink a new career-high in rushing yards. Toby Savini was another key back, gaining 133 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cascade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Cascade's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Duncan White was the leader with two.
Owen Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Cascade, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Owen Valley suffered a grim 40-19 defeat to Cascade when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Savini, who rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Owen 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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