Football Preview: Tidehaven Tigers vs. Van Vleck Leopards
The Tidehaven Tigers will square off against the Van Vleck Leopards at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tidehaven comes in on eight and Van Vleck on three.
Tidehaven is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Dilley for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-14 win. Considering the Tigers have won four contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Van Vleck made easy work of Cotulla on Friday and carried off a 35-14 victory.
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 back, 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 matchups dating back to last season.
Tidehaven pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.5 points per game. As for Van Vleck, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Tidehaven was able to grind out a solid win over Van Vleck when the teams last played back in October, winning 21-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Austin, who rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tidehaven still be able to contain Austin? There's only one way to find out.
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