Football Preview: Huntington North Vikings vs. DeKalb Barons
Huntington North hasn't had much luck against DeKalb recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Huntington North Vikings will head out to square off against the DeKalb Barons at 7:00 p.m. DeKalb took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Huntington North, who comes in off a win.
Huntington North took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Bellmont onto the board and left with a 63-0 victory. The contest marked the Vikings' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, DeKalb took a blow against Columbia City on Friday, falling 60-14. While losing is never fun, the Barons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Eagles are ranked 34th).
Huntington North now has a winning record of 3-2. As for DeKalb, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Huntington North took a serious blow against DeKalb in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 49-13. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Huntington North was down 49-7.
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