Football Preview: Piedmont Highlanders vs. Irvington Vikings
The Piedmont Highlanders will square off against the Irvington Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Piedmont sitting on five straight victories and Irvington on six.
Last Friday, Piedmont made easy work of Hayward and carried off a 35-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Highlanders, who have now won five matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Piedmont's victory came down to the chemistry between Markos Lagios and his top target Sam Shelby. Lagios threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns while Shelby gained 151 total yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Shelby also racked up 55 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Irvington was able to grind out a solid win over Washington on Friday, taking the game 26-15.
Matthew Forbes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Backing up that air attack was Armaan Deshpandey, who rushed for 81 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Irvington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Piedmont's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Irvington, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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