Football Preview: Southmont Mounties vs. Tri-West Hendricks Bruins
Southmont hasn't had much luck against Tri-West Hendricks recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southmont Mounties will venture away from home to challenge the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins at 7:00 p.m.
Southmont is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Lebanon at home and fell 35-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Mounties were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Tri-West Hendricks got themselves on the board against Crawfordsville on Friday, but Crawfordsville never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Athenians 42-0 on the road. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 36 points or more this season.
Tri-West Hendricks' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Derek Reid led the charge by picking up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 68 yards on only nine carries. Thaddeus Brown also helped out with an impressive 114 receiving yards.
Tri-West Hendricks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mathias Walden and Grant Fletcher. Fletcher also made four total tackles, which is notable because Tri-West Hendricks is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise. Jerry Dyson was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Southmont's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Tri-West Hendricks, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-4.
Southmont lost to Tri-West Hendricks on the road by a decisive 21-7 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tri-West Hendricks' Malachi Walden, who rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that Southmont 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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