East Valley is 1-6 against Prosser since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Valley Red Devils will challenge the Prosser Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Prosser took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East Valley, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, East Valley blew past Grandview, posting a 44-14 victory at home. The Red Devils pushed the score to 44-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Greyhounds cut but never quite recovered from.
East Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Braden Albrecht out in front who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Albrecht a new career-high in rushing yards. Another passer making a difference was Jaxon Berg, who threw for 117 yards and three touchdowns.
East Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Joshua Walruff and Eli Esquivel.
Meanwhile, Prosser didn't have quite enough to beat Toppenish on Friday and fell 23-21. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Prosser got top-tier performance from Jacob Rainer, who rushed for 50 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 198 yards on 17 of 25 attempts.
The victory made it two in a row for East Valley and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Prosser, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
East Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Prosser in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 17-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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