Valley Heights is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Sterling is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Valley Heights Mustangs will square off against the Sterling Black Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Valley Heights is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Oakley 41-7. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won six games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Sterling against Thomas More Prep-Marian on Friday as the team secured a 48-6 win. While fans of the Black Bears might be used to big wins, the 42-point margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Sterling can attribute much of their success to Zane Farney, who rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and Logan Isaac, who rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Farney really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Sterling didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Boston Ekart and Zac Wohler.
Sterling was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Valley Heights' record is now 7-2. As for Sterling, their record now sits at 6-3.
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