Two dominant backs in Braden Albrecht and Bryson Allen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East Valley Red Devils are on the road again on Saturday to play the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 2:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (East Valley: 13.2, Franklin Pierce: 7.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, East Valley strolled past North Kitsap with points to spare, taking the game 30-13.
A big part of East Valley's win came down to the chemistry between Jaxon Berg and his top target Greyson Stevens. Berg threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes while Stevens picked up 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Stevens really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
Meanwhile, Franklin Pierce put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 76-14 victory over Columbia River. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Allen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Another rusher making a difference was Junior Teregeyo, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Franklin Pierce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 454 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Franklin Pierce didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Teregeyo and Simon Irving. Franklin Pierce got some further help from Zeke Isaacson: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
East Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.7 points per game. As for Franklin Pierce, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. East Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 171.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Franklin Pierce struggles in that department as they've been averaging 384. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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