The Thompson Valley Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Green Mountain Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Thompson Valley will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Thompson Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Discovery Canyon with a sharp 30-7 victory. The Eagles pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Thunder had little chance of recovering from.
Thompson Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Finley Lucas, who threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and Colton (Cj) James, who picked up 41 receiving yards and two touchdowns. James also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 12 points in total. All those points came courtesy of Eli Metzger: he added nine points with three field goals, and another three kicking extra points.
Meanwhile, Green Mountain had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They took down the Silver Knights 35-20.
Simon Lunsford was a one-man wrecking crew for Green Mountain as he threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Max Babel was another key player, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Thompson Valley's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.1 points per game. As for Green Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Thompson Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 221.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Green Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 162.8. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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