Sun Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sun Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Weddington just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Warriors are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge and Cuthbertson were almost perfectly matched up two weeks ago, but Marvin Ridge suffered a 7-6 defeat. The match marked the Mavericks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Even if they lost, Marvin Ridge's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Luca Duleba and Manny Lewis, who racked up four sacks between them. Duleba is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Sun Valley's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Marvin Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Sun Valley strolled past Marvin Ridge when the teams last played back in September by a score of 21-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sun Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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