Terre Haute South Vigo is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Floyd Central is on a three-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Terre Haute South Vigo Braves will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Floyd Central Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Terre Haute South Vigo is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell to Plainfield 31-27. The Braves gained 156 more yards on the day, but it was the Quakers that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Terre Haute South Vigo saw an underclassman step up: Mayson Lewis picked up 170 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Lewis was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield for a catch that went for 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Wilson, who threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Terre Haute South Vigo was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 437 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plainfield only gained 281.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central was beaten by St. Xavier 56-14 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 53rd in Indiana, while the Tigers are ranked fifth in Kentucky).
Terre Haute South Vigo and Floyd Central were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in August of 2023, but Terre Haute South Vigo came up empty-handed after a 34-33 defeat. Will Terre Haute South Vigo have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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