The Pike Valley Panthers will take on the Rock Hills Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Pike Valley focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Pike Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 50 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Lincoln on Friday. They had to suffer through a 64-12 loss at the hands of the Leopards. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
Although Pike Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Andrew Cooper and Jared Wendel.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Rock Hills at home against Thunder Ridge on Friday as the squad secured a 66-16 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Grizzlies.
Rock Hills had a senior duo take command as Cooper Mcdill rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry and Isaiah Ridgeway rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Mcdill a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rock Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Thunder Ridge only rushed for 61.
Rock Hills' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Ridgeway, Mcdill, and Camden Ward picked up one apiece. Mcdill is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Pike Valley's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Rock Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Pike Valley came up short against Rock Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 36-32. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ridgeway, who rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Now that Pike Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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