Blue Valley lost to Bishop Miege back in September of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Blue Valley Tigers were the clear victor by a 27-7 margin over the Bishop Miege Stags. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Christopher Aiello was his usual excellent self, throwing for 353 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. What's more, he also racked up 20 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2023. Jackson Hopper was another key player, picking up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Blue Valley wouldn't let Bishop Miege keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Blue Valley can thank Dawson Merritt and Patrick Dennis for forcing all of them. Merritt has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Blue Valley got some further help from Hendricks Hildebrand: he picked up two sacks and made four total tackles.
Blue Valley pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bishop Miege, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Blue Valley will host St. James Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season. As for Bishop Miege, they are taking a road trip to face off against Louisburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Louisburg's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Bishop Miege's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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