Football Preview: Tri-County Cavaliers vs. South Newton Rebels
The Tri-County Cavaliers will venture away from home to face off against the South Newton Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tri-County will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating North White, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Tri-County blew past North White 36-12 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cavaliers have posted against the Vikings since September 7, 2018.
It was another big night for Jonathan Pearson, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tri-County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Tri-County wouldn't let North White keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tri-County can thank Gabe Sanders and Aiden Duniphan for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Newton). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-13 win over North Newton. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The win got Tri-County back to even at 2-2. As for South Newton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Tri-County strolled past South Newton when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 34-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tri-County 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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