Canyon Springs is 7-0 against Valley since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Canyon Springs Pioneers will host the Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m.
Canyon Springs is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Valley to the tune of 54-6 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Canyon Springs found their leader in sophomore Bakari Wilson, who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Wilson is becoming a predictor of Canyon Springs' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Tysean Mccraney was another key player, throwing for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Canyon Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 91 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 189.
One reason for the win was Canyon Springs' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Kairen Henderson with two.
Canyon Springs is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Valley, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
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