The Central Valley Warriors will face off against the Avonworth Antelopes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Central Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Beaver 51-37 on Friday.
Central Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jance Henry, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and Steven Rutherford, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Rutherford a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 482 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, Avonworth made sure to put some points up on the board against Hopewell on Friday. Avonworth claimed a resounding 50-19 win over Hopewell on the road. The contest marked the Antelopes' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Central Valley's record is now 2-3. As for Avonworth, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Central Valley came up short against Avonworth in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-20. Thankfully for Central Valley, Andrew Kuban (who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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