Football Preview: North White Vikings vs. Tri-County Cavaliers
North White has gone 8-2 against Tri-County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North White Vikings will square off against the Tri-County Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
North White's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Frontier on Friday. They were dealt a 39-0 defeat at the hands of the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Tri-County came up short against West Central on Friday and fell 24-12. The Cavaliers haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Tri-County had strong showings from Jonathan Pearson, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns, and Ayden Justice, who rushed for 56 yards. Pearson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making 25 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Tri-County wouldn't let West Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tri-County can thank Ephraim Boles and Pearson for forcing both of them. Boles is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
North White now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Tri-County, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
North White took their win against Tri-County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 56-30. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pearson, who rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North White still be able to contain Pearson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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