The Valley Christian Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Wellsville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Valley Christian is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering McKinley just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 36-23 to the Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 492nd, while the Trojans are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, while Wellsville put up plenty of points last Friday, the same can't be said for Leetonia. Wellsville blew past Leetonia 35-0 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their seven-point performance the contest 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 deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, 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 defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Wellsville, their win 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 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 53-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Christian 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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