Tuscarawas Valley is 0-10 against Indian Valley since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Tuscarawas Valley Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Indian Valley Braves at 7:00 p.m.
Tuscarawas Valley is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Garaway at home and fell 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 547th, while the Pirates are ranked 101st).
Meanwhile, Indian Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Ridgewood 41-27. Indian Valley's victory was all the more impressive since the Generals were averaging only 8.25 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Grady Kinsey, who rushed for 364 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 143 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Indian Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 394 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Tuscarawas Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Indian Valley, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Tuscarawas Valley was dealt a bruising 51-6 defeat at the hands of Indian Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kinsey, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Tuscarawas Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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