The Sun Valley Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Myers Park Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Myers Park took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sun Valley, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Sun Valley was fully in charge, breezing past Anson 44-14 at home. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Bearcats are ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 52-13, which was the final score in Myers Park's tilt against Hough on Friday. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Myers Park's loss came about despite a quality game from Jared Lockhart, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 141 yards and a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Sun Valley and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Myers Park, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Sun Valley won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, slipping by Myers Park 34-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sun Valley since the squad 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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