The Central Valley Warriors will square off against the Avonworth Antelopes at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Central Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.8 points per game this season.
Central Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Elizabeth Forward 31-15. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central Valley.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jance Henry Jr and Charlie Nigut. Henry Jr had a solid game and rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Nigut did his best for the losing side, rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 57 receiving yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Central Valley's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tyler Ondrusek and Ethan Shearer, who racked up five sacks between them. Ondrusek is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season. T. Mason Dixon was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Central Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elizabeth Forward only rushed for 57.
Meanwhile, Avonworth waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Saints by a score of 14-6.
Luca Neal was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Avonworth is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.4 points per game. As for Central Valley, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Central Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 232.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Avonworth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 189. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Central Valley came up short against Avonworth in their previous meeting back in September, falling 21-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Neal, who rushed for 153 yards while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Now that Central 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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