The Valley Christian Eagles will square off against the Wellsville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Christian will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Valley Christian's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when East Palestine offense got past them. Valley Christian strolled past East Palestine with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 56-38. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Wellsville had to endure a nine-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Leetonia 35-0 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Tyrell Watkins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making three total tackles (3.0 for loss). Richie Wyse was another key player, rushing for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wellsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wellsville's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dontay Wilcox and Watkins, who racked up four sacks between them.
Valley Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Wellsville, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Valley Christian against Wellsville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 53-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Christian since the squad 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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