It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 34-6, which was the final score in the West Memphis Blue Devils's tilt against the Valley View Blazers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Blazers are ranked 18th).
Valley View had a senior duo take command as Drew Gartman rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry and Andrew Jones picked up 114 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Gartman's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jayde Taylor got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
West Memphis' loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Valley View, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
West Memphis will venture away from home to challenge Little Rock Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Valley View, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Paragould at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. One thing working in Valley View's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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