The Round Valley Elks will take on the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Round Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Round Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Fountain Hills 49-14. The Elks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 26 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Connor Lueker, who rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 86 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Titan Myers, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Round Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Despite a strong season so far, Blue Ridge has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell just short of Show Low by a score of 21-18 on Friday. The match marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Blue Ridge got top-tier performance from Karlo Harris, who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Harris' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
Round Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Blue Ridge, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Round Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 234.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Blue Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 203. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Round Valley beat Blue Ridge 24-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Round Valley repeat their success, or does Blue Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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