The Waynesville Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Valley View Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Waynesville sitting on seven straight victories and Valley View on six.
Waynesville will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Eaton, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Waynesville breezed by Eaton at home to the tune of 42-15 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won six contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Valley View didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Brookville on Friday, but they still walked away with a 27-21 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley View can attribute much of their success to Brodie Hopkins, who gained 134 total yards and a touchdown, and Tristan Smith, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
Waynesville pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Valley View, their record is now an identical 7-2.
Waynesville lost to Valley View on the road by a decisive 42-24 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Waynesville, Caden Henson - Qb 2024 (who rushed for 194 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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