Football Preview: Perkins Pirates vs. Indian Valley Braves
Two dominant backs in Isaac Bunts and Grady Kinsey are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Perkins Pirates will challenge the Indian Valley Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Perkins comes in on eight and Indian Valley on 15.
Perkins is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Glenville , sneaking past 13-11. The 13-point effort marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Perkins didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mikey Young and Bryce Davie.
Taft typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Indian Valley proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Senators by a score of 29-20.
Kinsey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 187 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October.
Indian Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Indian Valley's defense and their eight sacks. Taft's QB won't forget Ryker Williams anytime soon given he sacked him four times.
Indian Valley's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Perkins, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Perkins has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 182.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Indian Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 371.2. It's looking like Saturday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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