Golden Valley and Atwater are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Golden Valley Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Atwater Falcons at 7:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Golden Valley: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Atwater has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Golden Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Buhach Colony on Friday as Golden Valley made off with a 28-6 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cougars have posted since October 27, 2023.
Meanwhile, Atwater strolled past El Capitan with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-24.
Jeremiah Delarosa was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Those 129 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Seneca Ybarra II was another key player, rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Atwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 300 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Golden Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Atwater, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Golden Valley came up short against Atwater in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 35-29. Will Golden Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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