Football Preview: Riverton Parke Panthers vs. North Vermillion Falcons
Riverton Parke is 1-9 against North Vermillion since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Riverton Parke Panthers will take on the North Vermillion Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Riverton Parke is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 70-0 victory over Parke Heritage. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Aj Goff continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 115 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jett Lesniak was another key rusher, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Riverton Parke was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Riverton Parke didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Sean Vester and Collett Sanders were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.
Meanwhile, North Vermillion waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Thunderbirds 48-13.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Andrew Botner and Travaughn Cockrell. Botner had a great game and gained 168 total yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Cockrell was balling out in the loss, rushing for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Riverton Parke's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for North Vermillion, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Riverton Parke has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 240.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like North Vermillion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 194. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Riverton Parke came up short against North Vermillion when the teams last played back in September, falling 19-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Botner, who rushed for 238 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that Riverton Parke knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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