Football Preview: Petersburg Vikings vs. Tucker County Mountain Lions
The Petersburg Vikings will square off against the Tucker County Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Petersburg's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past James Monroe's usually-dominant defense. Petersburg put the hurt on James Monroe with a sharp 37-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Tucker County put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 62-12 victory over Southern. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 31st in West Virginia, while the Rams are ranked 205th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tucker County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sam Marks, who threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Jared Reall helped Marks out on the ground, rushing for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Tucker County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Tucker County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Reid Kisamore and Keelyn Eichelberger.
Petersburg's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Tucker County, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Petersburg couldn't quite finish off Tucker County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 30-27. Will Petersburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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