Two dominant signal callers in Tayt Snellgrove and Lane Sceals are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Valwood Valiants will take on the Deerfield-Windsor Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Valwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Tiftarea Academy with a 27-21 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Valiants.
Meanwhile, Deerfield-Windsor posted their closest victory since August 25, 2023 on Friday. They skirted past Westfield School 27-24.
A big part of Deerfield-Windsor's win came down to the chemistry between Sceals and his top target Gabe Daniel. Sceals threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns while Daniel picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, Sceals also racked up 44 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August.
Deerfield-Windsor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Valwood's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-3. As for Deerfield-Windsor, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-3.
Valwood suffered a grim 27-6 defeat to Deerfield-Windsor in their previous matchup back in October. Can Valwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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