The Sandy Valley Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Indian Valley Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Sandy Valley sitting on three straight victories and Indian Valley on five.
Sandy Valley's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 45-0 win over Tuscarawas Central Catholic at home. That 45 point margin sets a new team best for the Cardinals this season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Indian Valley at home against Buckeye Trail on Friday as the team secured a 49-8 victory. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Warriors are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grady Kinsey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 246 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 143 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Indian Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Sandy Valley now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Indian Valley, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Sandy Valley was taken down by Indian Valley 40-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kinsey, who rushed for 123 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that Sandy Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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