Football Preview: Versailles Tigers vs. Warsaw Wildcats
The Versailles Tigers will face off against the Warsaw Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-8, which was the final score in Versailles' tilt against El Dorado Springs on Friday.
Meanwhile, Warsaw put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Sherwood at home to the tune of 49-7. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Josh Harvath continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 92 yards on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Warsaw was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Versailles' loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Warsaw, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Versailles suffered a grim 48-27 defeat to Warsaw when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harvath, who rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Versailles knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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