Football Preview: Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany Redskins vs. Nokomis Redskins
Two dominant backs in Aian Fryman and Nolan Herpstreith are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany Redskins will square off against the Nokomis Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 51) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Sangamon Valley/Tri-City 13-10. The 13-point effort marked the Redskins' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Fryman, who rushed for 145 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 139 rushing yards dating back to last season. Cooper Christensen handled things on the ground, rushing for 89 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Nokomis entered their match against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Nokomis took a 26-8 bruising from Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Having soared to a lofty 51 points in the game before, the Redskins couldn't push the score so high this time.
Herpstreith put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Nokomis, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany was able to grind out a solid win over Nokomis when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 30-22. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Herpstreith, who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany still be able to contain Herpstreith? There's only one way to find out.
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