Football Preview: Vernon Vikings vs. Mount Olive Marauders
Vernon has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Mount Olive Marauders at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Vernon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against High Point on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Vernon lost 35-14 to High Point.
Although Vernon took the loss, they still got scores from Gavin Bruno and Jake Del Rosario.
Meanwhile, Mount Olive entered their match against Morris Knolls on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Mount Olive came up short against Morris Knolls, falling 27-7. Having soared to a lofty 49 points in the game before, the Marauders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mount Olive wouldn't let Morris Knolls keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Lincoln Youtz led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. James Giammanco is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Vernon dropped their record down to 3-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mount Olive, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Vernon was taken down by Mount Olive 47-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2017. Thankfully for Vernon, Anthony Dijoseph (who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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