Valley View is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Purcell Marian is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Valley View Spartans will take on the Purcell Marian Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley View has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 571 points over their last 12 contests.
With a playoff game on the line, Valley View rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past Bethel-Tate 49-0 at home. Valley View might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.
Valley View had a senior duo take command as Micah Valenti gained 217 total yards and three touchdowns and Caden Henson - qb 2024 threw for 243 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt. Valenti was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 66 yards.
Meanwhile, Purcell Marian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 30-28 victory over Zane Trace on Friday.
Jayel Harris was his usual excellent self, rushing for 246 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Sonny Ward, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Valley View's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Purcell Marian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
