Valley View waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 34-21 win over the Scranton Knights. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Valley View to victory, but perhaps none more so than Preston Reed, who rushed for 202 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Reed a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Zach Cwalinski, who rushed for 48 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Valley View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Scranton had strong showings from Brody Coyle, who rushed for 27 yards and two touchdowns, and Memphis Shotto, who gained 144 total yards. Shotto also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending a pass.
Valley View's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Scranton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Valley View didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 21-14 win against North Pocono on the 4th. As for Scranton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 31-7 victory against Wallenpaupack Area on the 4th.
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