Valley is 1-6 against Freeport since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Valley Vikings will square off against the Freeport Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m.
Valley is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Quaker Valley, falling 34-14.
Meanwhile, Freeport got themselves on the board against Burrell on Friday, but Burrell never followed suit. They blew past the Bucs 42-0 at home. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
Drew Ross was his usual excellent self, rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 156 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Freeport was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Burrell only rushed for 113.
Freeport's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Wade Potocnak.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Freeport, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Valley was dealt a bruising 27-0 loss at the hands of Freeport when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ross, who threw for 120 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Now that 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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