The New Braunfels Thunder Homeschool will square off against the Valor South Austin Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
If New Braunfels Thunder beats Valor South Austin with 32 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. New Braunfels Thunder breezed by Non Varsity Opponent on the road to the tune of 32-0 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Homeschool.
John Kroesche had a dynamite game for New Braunfels Thunder, rushing for 212 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
New Braunfels Thunder's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hudson Contreras and Aaron Ford.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Braunfels Thunder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Valor South Austin, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 53-32 margin over Hill Country K on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their six-point performance the game before.
New Braunfels Thunder now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Valor South Austin, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
New Braunfels Thunder couldn't quite finish off Valor South Austin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 21-18. Can New Braunfels Thunder avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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