Football Preview: Tippecanoe Valley Vikings vs. Glenn Falcons
After four games on the road, Tippecanoe Valley is heading back home. They will host the Glenn Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tippecanoe Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Glenn will be coming in after a defeat.
Tippecanoe Valley will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Western on Friday. Tippecanoe Valley enjoyed a cozy 31-14 win over Western. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Panthers are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brock Derf had a dynamite game for Tippecanoe Valley, rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Derf a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Grady Moriarty, who rushed for 81 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Tippecanoe Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western only rushed for 146.
Meanwhile, Glenn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 17-7 to LaVille.
Tippecanoe Valley's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Glenn, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything went Tippecanoe Valley's way against Glenn in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Tippecanoe Valley made off with a 37-14 win. Will Tippecanoe Valley repeat their success, or does Glenn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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