Football Preview: Tivy Antlers vs. Veterans Memorial Patriots
The Tivy Antlers will face off against the Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tivy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.7 points per game this season.
Tivy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Victoria West just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a hard 45-26 fall against the Warriors. The matchup marked the Antlers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Tivy might have lost, but man, Peyton Bailey was a machine: he threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns. Tivy also got a significant boost from Aiden Zavala, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Veterans Memorial, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-14 victory over McCollum. With the Patriots ahead 24-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Tivy's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Veterans Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Tivy couldn't quite finish off Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 21-19. Thankfully for Tivy, James Peoples (who rushed for 290 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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