Football Preview: Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots vs. Bloomington North Cougars
After each having a week off, the Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots and the Bloomington North Cougars will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Terre Haute North Vigo will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Last Friday, Terre Haute North Vigo lost to Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory at home by a 49-34 margin. The Patriots have struggled against the Braves recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Zyeiar White and Cj Harris. Harris had a great game and gained 201 total yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, White was balling out in the loss, rushing for 323 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Terre Haute North Vigo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Bloomington North's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Columbus North last Friday. Bloomington North blew past Southport 48-14. Considering the Cougars have won three contests by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bloomington North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jalen Williams, who picked up 35 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another back making a difference was Shaun Cooper, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Terre Haute North Vigo's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Bloomington North, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Terre Haute North Vigo has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 228.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bloomington North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 217.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Terre Haute North Vigo came up short against Bloomington North in their previous matchup back in September, falling 24-14. Can Terre Haute North Vigo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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