After two games on the road, North Sand Mountain is heading back home. They will host the Valley Head Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (North Sand Mountain: 12.6, Valley Head: 14.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
North Sand Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Gaston on Friday as North Sand Mountain made off with a 43-21 win. Considering the Bison have won three matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Valley Head has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.4 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. The matchup between them and Spring Garden wasn't particularly close, with Valley Head falling 32-13. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Valley Head had strong showings from Nate Bain, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and Tytan Blevins, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Valley Head was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
North Sand Mountain's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Valley Head, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
North Sand Mountain strolled past Valley Head in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a score of 15-0. Will North Sand Mountain repeat their success, or does Valley Head have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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