Football Preview: Airline Vikings vs. Captain Shreve Gators
Airline has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Captain Shreve Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Airline will bounce into Friday's game after beating Evangel Christian Academy, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Airline secured a 47-42 W over Evangel Christian Academy on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Eagles are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 391 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Kenny Darby was Taylor's top target, picking up 155 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Captain Shreve). They strolled past Benton with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 53-35. The Gators pushed the score to 41-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Captain Shreve got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brodie Savage out in front who threw for 300 yards and six touchdowns on only 16 passes. Cardarrian Devers was Savage's top target, picking up 175 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Captain Shreve was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Airline's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Captain Shreve, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Airline suffered a grim 60-35 defeat to Captain Shreve in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Airline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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