Football Recap: Linton-Stockton Miners vs. South Vermillion Wildcats
With a playoff game on the line, Linton-Stockton rose to the challenge on Friday. They really took it to the South Vermillion Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-6 victory. The Miners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Jesse Voigtschild, who rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Those 235 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Braylon Mcbride, who threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Linton-Stockton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Linton-Stockton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Russell Goodman and Mcbride.
Despite the loss, South Vermillion still got an impressive performance from Aden Wallace, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. Wallace also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making six total tackles and defending a pass. Dallas Coleman also helped out with an impressive 86 receiving yards.
Linton-Stockton pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for South Vermillion, with the loss, they broke their ten-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-1.
Linton-Stockton will venture away from home to challenge Greencastle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Linton-Stockton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season. South Vermillion does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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