Football Game Preview: Mount Horeb/Barneveld Vikings vs. Burlington Demons

The Mount Horeb/Barneveld Vikings will square off against the Burlington Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Horeb/Barneveld is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season.

Mount Horeb/Barneveld is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Wausau East with a sharp 31-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.

Eli Maier and Brooks Hendrickson were among the main playmakers for Mount Horeb/Barneveld as the former gained 135 total yards and a touchdown and the latter threw for 115 yards and three TDs. Hendrickson's passing game has become a key predictor of the Vikings' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.

Mount Horeb/Barneveld didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Wausau East to a completion percentage of just 25%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from three players: Andrew Jones, Ricky Sevilla, and Colton Bell, who each logged one passes deflected. Mount Horeb/Barneveld wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 55.6%.

Mount Horeb/Barneveld's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. The team can thank one different players for their defensive prowess: Maier, who each picked up one sack apiece. Mount Horeb/Barneveld got some further help from Jack Wilson: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, Burlington's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 26-14 victory over New Berlin Eisenhower.

Burlington's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Mount Horeb/Barneveld, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.