The Crescent Valley Raiders and the Lebanon Warriors are set to duel on Friday. Crescent Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season.
Crescent Valley will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat South Albany on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 39-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Crescent Valley fell just short of South Albany by a score of 30-28. The Raiders' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Despite their loss, Crescent Valley saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Truman Brasfield, who picked up 202 receiving yards and three touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Another signal caller making a difference was Zeke Thomas, who threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Lebanon managed to keep up with West Albany until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Lebanon took a blow against West Albany, falling 48-18. The Warriors have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Crescent Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lebanon, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Crescent Valley took a serious blow against Lebanon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 49-7. Can Crescent Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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