If Bureau Valley was riding high fresh off their 46-16 takedown of Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bureau Valley Storm had to suffer through a 54-6 loss at the hands of the Farmington Farmers. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 358th, while the Farmers are ranked 165th).
Despite the loss, Bureau Valley still got an impressive performance from Brady Hartz, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Hartz really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
Bureau Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Farmington, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bureau Valley will welcome Knoxville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Farmington, they will head out on the road to face off against Elmwood/Brimfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elmwood/Brimfield will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Farmington surely won't give up without a fight.
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