The Quaker Valley Quakers will take on the Beaver Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Quaker Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Quaker Valley is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Central Valley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Quaker Valley was beaten by Central Valley 52-20. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 454th, while the Warriors are ranked 108th).
Quaker Valley's loss came about despite a quality game from Logan Benedict, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Beaver waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 48-10 victory over the Trojans. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won five matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.
Beaver's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Amari Jackson led the charge by picking up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Qualan Cain, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Beaver was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Beaver didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jackson and Sincere Sly.
Quaker Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Beaver, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Quaker Valley was taken down by Beaver 56-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Quaker Valley was down 28-7.
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