After each having a week off, the Thompson Valley Eagles and the Severance Silver Knights will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thompson Valley will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Thompson Valley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Northridge as Thompson Valley made off with a 21-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Thompson Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Wes Bebo out in front who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 71 rushing yards gave Bebo a new career-high. Joseph Urrutia handled things on the ground, rushing for 94 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Thompson Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was close, but two weeks ago Severance sidestepped Evergreen for a 26-24 victory.
Severance didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Reed Green, Caden Reyna, and Masen Campbell picked up one apiece. Green is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Thompson Valley pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Severance, their record is now 2-3.
Everything went Thompson Valley's way against Severance in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Thompson Valley made off with a 31-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thompson 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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