The North Valley Knights and the St. Mary's Crusaders are set to duel on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Valley has three straight wins, St. Mary's has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Valley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They breezed by Phoenix on the road to the tune of 28-0. That looming 28-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Meanwhile, a victory for St. Mary's just wasn't in the cards last Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 39-3 loss at the hands of Lakeview.
North Valley pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
North Valley strolled past St. Mary's when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 42-23. Will North Valley repeat their success, or does St. Mary's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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