Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley hasn't had much luck against Redbank Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley will challenge the Redbank Valley Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Otto-Eldred/Oswayo Valley, posting a 57-30 win. The victory was nothing new for Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley as they're now sitting on three straight.
Max Gallagher and Owen Bish were among the main playmakers for Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley as the former gained 336 total yards and five touchdowns and the latter gained 244 total yards and three touchdowns. Gallagher also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 434 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Redbank Valley was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Cameron County 42-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Braylon Wagner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 222 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards. Another player making a difference was Drew Byers, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Redbank Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Wagner and Byers.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Redbank Valley, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Bish and Wagner. Bish has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 101.8 passing yards and has 19 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Wagner has averaged 231.4 passing yards and has 32 passing touchdowns on the season.
Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley was dealt a bruising 49-13 loss at the hands of Redbank Valley when the teams last played back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wagner, who threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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