Two dominant backs in Ayomide Ogundipe and Carlos Toscano are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Moon Valley Rockets are taking a road trip to face off against the Greenway Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenway took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Moon Valley, who comes in off a win.
Moon Valley took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They managed a 26-21 win over Youngker.
Jahvandre Zuhri was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes. Ogundipe handled things on the ground, rushing for 92 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Moon Valley's defense stepped up as well, laying out Nolan Rivera. three times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gary Chandler. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
Meanwhile, Greenway didn't have quite enough to beat Peoria on Friday and fell 30-27. The Demons gained 55 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
Greenway might have lost, but man, Toscano was a machine: he rushed for 274 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Toscano showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.
Even though they lost, Greenway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Greenway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tim Myron and Dashawn Engram.
Moon Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Greenway, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Moon Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Greenway struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Moon Valley came up short against Greenway in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 27-21. Can Moon Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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