Football Preview: Huntington North Vikings vs. Leo Lions
Huntington North hasn't had much luck against Leo recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Huntington North Vikings will square off against the Leo Lions at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Huntington North's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past DeKalb 21-0. Considering the Vikings have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Leo on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Bellmont out of the water with a 51-0 final score. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Braves are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Grayson Esguerra, who threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Leo also got a significant boost from Nathan Foster, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Leo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
The win made it two in a row for Huntington North and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Leo, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Huntington North took a serious blow against Leo in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 48-0. Can Huntington North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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