The Valley Rams will take on the Sylacauga Aggies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Valley is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Russell County on Friday. The Rams took a 44-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Warriors are ranked 34th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Caden Foreman, who threw for 236 yards and one touchdown, and also punched in one TD on the ground. Kason Varner was Foreman's top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and one score.

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Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brandon McCullough and Brandez Eason. McCullough is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Sylacauga had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 43-36 victory over Jemison on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Zakorien Chambliss and Adrian Davis. Chambliss had a great game and rushed for 150 yards and four TDs while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Davis was balling out in the loss, rushing for 133 yards and one touchdown, while also picking up 61 receiving yards and one score.
The win got Sylacauga back to even at 3-3. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Valley strolled past Sylacauga in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a score of 26-7. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Aggies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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