Soroco and Plateau Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Soroco Rams will be playing at home against the Plateau Valley Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with 14 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Soroco finally turned things around against Lake County on Friday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 48-36. The Rams' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Soroco was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Plateau Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Panthers, posting a 54-20 victory. Considering the Cowboys have won three contests by more than 33 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Soroco's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Plateau Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Soroco took a serious blow against Plateau Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 52-6. Thankfully for Soroco, Parker J Richardson (who threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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