The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets will head out to take on the Round Valley Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Blue Ridge: 8.9, Round Valley: 15) so any points scored will be well earned.
Blue Ridge will head out to face Round Valley after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Blue Ridge fell just short of Show Low by a score of 21-18. Despite 105 more yards than the Cougars, the Yellow Jackets couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Blue Ridge might have lost, but man, Karlo Harris was a machine: he rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Harris' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Round Valley waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Falcons to the tune of 49-14. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Connor Lueker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 86 yards and a touchdown. Titan Myers was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Round Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Blue Ridge's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Round Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Blue Ridge has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Round Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 234.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Blue Ridge came up short against Round Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 24-14. Can Blue Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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