The Grain Valley Eagles will face off against the Ruskin Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Grain Valley on the road against Chrisman as the squad secured a 63-7 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Bears are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ruskin put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Central at home to the tune of 44-8.
Leonard Butler Iv had a dynamite game for Ruskin, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Butler Iv's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ruskin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 275 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Grain Valley's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Ruskin, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything came up roses for Grain Valley against Ruskin in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 as the team secured a 35-0 victory. Will Grain Valley repeat their success, or does Ruskin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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