The Valley Central Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Pine Bush Bushmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Central will be strutting in after a win while Pine Bush will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Valley Central didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Wallkill, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 15-15 at halftime, Pine Bush was not quite Minisink Valley's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 36-28 to the Warriors. The Bushmen haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Pine Bush had strong showings from Luke Broadbelt, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown, and Plexico Brooks, who gained 102 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Broadbelt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Pine Bush's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Jarae Hunter was especially locked on to Minisink Valley's QB and sacked him twice.
Valley Central's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Pine Bush, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Valley Central came up short against Pine Bush in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 35-23. Thankfully for Valley Central, Emanuel Hannon (who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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