Football Preview: Huntington North Vikings vs. DeKalb Barons
Huntington North is 1-8 against DeKalb since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Huntington North Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the DeKalb Barons at 7:00 p.m. DeKalb took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Huntington North, who comes in off a win.
Huntington North took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Bellmont onto the board and left with a 63-0 win. The game marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, DeKalb was beaten by Columbia City 60-14 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Barons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Eagles are ranked 34th).
Huntington North now has a winning record of 3-2. As for DeKalb, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Huntington North took a serious blow against DeKalb when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 49-13. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Huntington North was down 49-7.
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