Football Preview: North Vermillion Falcons vs. Seeger Patriots
North Vermillion is 8-2 against Seeger since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Vermillion Falcons will face off against the Seeger Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Vermillion has four straight victories, Seeger has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, North Vermillion beat Fountain Central 31-27.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Vermillion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Botner, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Botner's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Dawson, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Vermillion was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
North Vermillion didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Cramer and Daniel Woody.
Meanwhile, a win for Seeger just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by South Vermillion 44-14. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-6.
North Vermillion's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Seeger, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything went North Vermillion's way against Seeger in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as North Vermillion made off with a 26-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Vermillion since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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