The Indian Valley Braves will square off against the Garaway Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Indian Valley's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Sandy Valley's usually-dominant defense. Indian Valley blew past Sandy Valley 42-14 at home. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Cardinals are ranked 427th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grady Kinsey and Eric Golder were among the main playmakers for Indian Valley as the former rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries and the latter gained 94 total yards and two touchdowns. Kinsey's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 143 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Indian Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Indian Valley's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Titan Peterman and Carter Neff, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Garaway put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Claymont on the road to the tune of 38-0.
Indian Valley pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Garaway, their record is now 6-0.
Indian Valley suffered a grim 35-14 defeat to Garaway in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Indian Valley, Jenson Garber (who picked up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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