Football Game Preview: Indian River Indians vs. Laurel Bulldogs + How To Watch

The Indian River Indians are taking a road trip to challenge the Laurel Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Indian River will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.

Indian River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: St. Mark's, who was ranked 18th at the time (Indian River was ranked 11th). The Indians strolled past the Spartans with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 21-3. Those 21 points were actually the fewest the Indians have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.

Davon Handy

Rushing Yards (Career)

09/26/25 @ St. Mark's	148
09/20/25 @ Conrad Science	140
11/15/24 vs Conrad Science	132
09/12/25 vs Milford	130
11/22/24 vs Polytech	121

Indian River's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Davon Handy, who rushed for 148 yards and one score, and Darnell Stokes Jr., who rushed for 43 yards and one touchdown. Those 148 rushing yards gave Handy a new career-high.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Indian River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive games.

Indian River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landen Erbe and Ricky Wiggins. Brennan Loose was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, Laurel hadn't done well against Woodbridge recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Bulldogs came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 16-6.

Indian River's record is now 5-0. As for Laurel, their record now sits at 4-1.

Indian River was dealt a bruising 56-14 defeat at the hands of Laurel in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Indians were down 42-14.