The Southern Valley Eagles will face off against the Arapahoe Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with eight straight defeats, while Arapahoe will come in with three straight wins.
Last Friday, Southern Valley had to suffer through a 81-6 loss at the hands of Sutton.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Arapahoe over Arcadia/Loup City in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Arapahoe blew Arcadia/Loup City out of the water with a 52-7 final score. Fans of the Warriors have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arapahoe to victory, but perhaps none more so than William Cacy, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Cacy's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Trenton Roskop, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Arapahoe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Arapahoe's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Grayson Koller and Hayden Sich.
Southern Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Arapahoe, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Southern Valley took a serious blow against Arapahoe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 54-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cacy, who rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Now that Southern 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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