The Valwood Valiants will face off against the Pelham Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Valwood will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Valwood really took it to Frederica Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-14 win at home. With the Valiants ahead 27-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Pelham had to suffer through a 55-27 loss at the hands of Chiles. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 287th in Georgia, while the Timberwolves are ranked 118th in Florida).
Pelham might have lost, but man, Gabriel Griffin was a machine: he rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Griffin really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Jayden Feagin was another key player, rushing for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Feagin wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Pelham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Valwood pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pelham, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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