The Fountain Central Mustangs will square off against the North Vermillion Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Fountain Central is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering South Vermillion just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were outmatched by the Wildcats at home and fell 55-14. The Mustangs have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Fountain Central had strong showings from Asher Davis, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Eli Foxworthy, who gained 250 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, North Vermillion had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past the Wolves with points to spare, taking the game 37-18.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Andrew Botner and Carson Rolison. Botner had a great game and gained 138 total yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Rolison was balling out in the loss, rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
North Vermillion didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Ian Griffin led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Botner's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Vermillion was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Fountain Central now has a losing record at 3-4. As for North Vermillion, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Fountain Central didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against North Vermillion in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 34-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Vermillion's Jerome White, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 49 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Fountain Central to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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