West Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Clarkston Bantams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Valley's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Clarkston's offense will have their work cut out for them.
West Valley gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They managed a 27-22 victory over Rogers. The 27-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Clarkston won against Omak two weeks ago with 54 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Clarkston took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 54-24 win over Deer Park. The score was close at the half, but the Bantams pulled away in the second half with 27 points.
Hayden Line was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 196 yards and a touchdown while completing 82.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clarkston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
West Valley pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Clarkston, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for West Valley against Clarkston when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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