Friday, September 18, 2026 · Non-district · Texas HS football
Blooming Grove at Valley Mills
Texas high school football preview & AI prediction
AI prediction: Blooming Grove by 1 · Toss-up
Valley Mills 49%51% Blooming Grove
# Blooming Grove at Valley Mills, 2026
The prediction model is calling this one razor-thin, giving Blooming Grove just a one-point edge in what figures to be a toss-up battle between two non-district opponents. With the home team sitting at a near-even 49% win probability, this is the kind of game where the model is essentially throwing up its hands, leaving plenty of room for Valley Mills to prove the algorithm wrong on their home field. So here's the question for fans: do you trust the slight lean toward the visitors, or do you fade the model and back the home team in what could easily go either way? Either way, expect a tight contest that comes down to execution and momentum in the fourth quarter.
- AI prediction: Blooming Grove by 1 · Toss-up
- Win probability: Valley Mills 49%, Blooming Grove 51%
- Blooming Grove is the model's favorite; Valley Mills is the underdog
- Non-district game: an early-season measuring stick
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Gameday
KickoffFriday, September 18, 2026
WhereValley Mills (home)
WeatherUpdates closer to kickoff
Bragging Rights
All-time seriesValley Mills 0 · Blooming Grove 0
Holds the trophyUp for grabs
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