Valwood is 1-8 against North Florida Christian since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Valwood Valiants will look to defend their home field against the North Florida Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Valwood will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Valwood is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Maclay just ended the team's 12-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 20-19 to the Marauders. The contest marked the Valiants' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, North Florida Christian fell victim to Taylor County and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 436th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 129th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Valwood fell to 4-1. As for North Florida Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Valwood ended up a good deal behind North Florida Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 35-21. Thankfully for Valwood, Jp Pickles (who threw for 300 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 81 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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