West Valley lost against University Prep back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The West Valley Eagles took a 23-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the University Prep Panthers. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, West Valley still got an impressive performance from Cooper Staup, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown. Those 154 rushing yards gave Staup a new career-high.
Leading University Prep to victory were Kaos Martin and Tyson Wurzer. Martin rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while Wurzer gained 182 total yards and a touchdown. Martin didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
West Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for University Prep, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
West Valley will welcome Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Anderson's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so West Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for University Prep, they will head out to challenge Yreka at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Yreka is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
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