The Sandhills Valley Mavericks will venture away from home to take on the Arcadia/Loup City Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sandhills Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.3 points per game this season.
Sandhills Valley is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against West Holt on Friday. Sandhills Valley walked away with a 32-24 victory over West Holt. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Mavericks as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Leyton Connell had a dynamite game for Sandhills Valley, rushing for 65 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 113 yards and a touchdown. Connell didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Sandhills Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Connell and Brian Goforth.
Meanwhile, Arcadia/Loup City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 34-12 to Ravenna. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Bluejays are ranked 16th).
Sandhills Valley's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. As for Arcadia/Loup City, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
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