Football Preview: North Vermillion Falcons vs. Riverton Parke Panthers
North Vermillion is 9-1 against Riverton Parke since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Vermillion Falcons will venture away from home to face off against the Riverton Parke Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
North Vermillion will head out to face Riverton Parke after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. North Vermillion was dealt a 48-6 defeat at the hands of South Vermillion. Having soared to a lofty 37 points in the game before, the Falcons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Riverton Parke didn't have done well against Seeger recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Riverton Parke blew past Seeger 40-6 on the road. The Panthers pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Patriots had little chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverton Parke to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aj Goff, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Goff didn't just play on offense: he also picked up three sacks and made five total tackles. Another rusher making a difference was Jett Lesniak, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Riverton Parke's defense and their 5.5 sacks. Goff was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023.
The loss snapped North Vermillion's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for Riverton Parke, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. North Vermillion has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 154.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Riverton Parke struggles in that department as they've been averaging 190.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
North Vermillion strolled past Riverton Parke in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Vermillion since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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