Football Preview: Tuscarora Huskies vs. Loudoun Valley Vikings
Tuscarora has gone 6-0 against Loudoun Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tuscarora Huskies will look to defend their home field against the Loudoun Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Loudoun Valley is hoping to do what Potomac Falls couldn't last Friday: put an end to Tuscarora's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Tuscarora breezed by Potomac Falls on the road to the tune of 30-0. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won three contests by 30 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Loudoun Valley). They really took it to Rock Ridge for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-21 victory at home. With that win, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 30.6 points per game.
Loudoun Valley found their leader in underclassman Zach Detweiler, who rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 122 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Loudoun Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Loudoun Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Orestes Parada and Finn Bradley.
Tuscarora's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Loudoun Valley, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Tuscarora strolled past Loudoun Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Does Tuscarora have another victory up their sleeve, or will Loudoun Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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