Football Preview: Van Vleck Leopards vs. Tidehaven Tigers
The Van Vleck Leopards will challenge the Tidehaven Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Van Vleck is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Cotulla 35-14. Winning may never get old, but the Leopards sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Corey Austin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 215 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. Austin is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 131 every time he's taken the field this season. Chris Martinez was another key rusher, rushing for 131 yards on only 11 carries.
Van Vleck was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Dilley typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Tidehaven proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Wolves 56-14. The matchup marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season.
Tidehaven's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.7 points per game. As for Van Vleck, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Van Vleck came up short against Tidehaven in their previous matchup back in October, falling 21-14. Can Van Vleck avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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