Football Preview: Yorktown Tigers vs. Mt. Vernon Marauders
Yorktown is 1-9 against Mt. Vernon since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Yorktown Tigers will be playing at home against the Mt. Vernon Marauders at 7:00 p.m.
Yorktown is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Pendleton Heights on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Yorktown was dealt a 47-20 loss at the hands of Pendleton Heights. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 26-0.
Although Yorktown took the loss, they still got scores from Noah Long, Wilson Webster, and Sam Tokar.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They claimed a resounding 34-0 win over the Golden Bears at home. That 34 point margin sets a new team best for the Marauders this season.
Mt. Vernon wouldn't let Shelbyville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mt. Vernon can thank Johnathan Pienkowski and Davon Williams for forcing both of them. Pienkowski also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Mt. Vernon is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mt. Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Yorktown's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Mt. Vernon, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Yorktown ended up a good deal behind Mt. Vernon when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 35-21. Will Yorktown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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