Franklin Pierce is on a five-game streak of home wins, while East Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Franklin Pierce Cardinals will welcome the East Valley Red Devils at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Franklin Pierce knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully East Valley likes a good challenge.
Franklin Pierce is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 76-14 win over Columbia River. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Bryson Allen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another back making a difference was Junior Teregeyo, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Franklin Pierce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 454 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Franklin Pierce's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Jimmy Amadeo was the leader with two sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last three games he's played. Franklin Pierce got some further help from Zeke Isaacson: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, East Valley strolled past North Kitsap with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 30-13.
A big part of East Valley's victory came down to the chemistry between Jaxon Berg and his top target Greyson Stevens. Berg threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes while Stevens picked up 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Berg also racked up 24 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2023.
East Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.7 points per game. As for Franklin Pierce, their win bumped their record up to 10-0.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Franklin Pierce has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 384 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like East Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 171.5. It's looking like Saturday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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