Football Preview: Terre Haute South Vigo Braves vs. Northview Knights
The Terre Haute South Vigo Braves will square off against the Northview Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Terre Haute South Vigo is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Terre Haute South Vigo didn't have quite enough to beat Bloomington South and fell 36-34.
Despite the defeat, Terre Haute South Vigo got top-tier performance from Tyisaac Corbin, who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Corbin a new career-high in rushing yards. Treva Branch got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Northview put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Owen Valley 38-0 on the road. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Patriots are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Slade Fell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Terre Haute South Vigo's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Northview, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Terre Haute South Vigo has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 161.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Northview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 204.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Terre Haute South Vigo beat Northview 36-27 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northview's Kyle Cottee, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 101 yards on seven of 14 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Terre Haute South Vigo to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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