The Valley Central Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Beacon Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valley Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 20-14 W over Kingston on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
AJ Gonzalez
| 10/17/25 vs Middletown | 190 |
| 10/03/25 vs Pine Bush | 151 |
| 10/24/25 vs Kingston | 115 |
| 10/10/25 vs Newburgh Free Academy | 84 |
| 09/18/25 vs Wallkill | 67 |
| + 2 more games |
AJ Gonzalez had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 115 yards and a pair of TDs. He has become a key player for Valley Central: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 0-5 otherwise. Logan Young got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Beacon, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Goshen Central by a score of 21-14 on Friday.
Valley Central better focus on containing Jaden Jones and Ramonsito Soto as the pair were huge in Beacon's win. Jones picked up 66 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Soto picked up 89 receiving yards and one score.
Beacon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Quincy Owens and Elijah Epps. Epps got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Valley Central's record is now 2-6. As for Beacon, their record now sits at 5-3.
Valley Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Beacon in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, but they still walked away with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings 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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