Two dominant backs in Max Bottorff and Jaxson Stevens are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Royal Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Atchison County nor Royal Valley posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Atchison County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sabetha on Friday. They took a blow against the Bluejays, falling 38-0. The Tigers have struggled against the Bluejays recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Royal Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Perry-Lecompton/Bishop Seabury Academy on Friday, but they still walked away with a 12-8 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Royal Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Stevens, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown. Manny Oliveira was another key rusher, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Atchison County now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Royal Valley, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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