Lake Central entered their contest against Valparaiso on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lake Central Indians fell 21-14 to the Valparaiso Vikings. The Indians have struggled against the Vikings recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
It was another big night for Thomas Burda, who rushed for 228 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry for Valparaiso. Those 228 rushing yards gave Burda a new career-high.
Lake Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Valparaiso, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lake Central will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Penn at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. After each having a week off, Valparaiso and La Porte will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. Valparaiso is facing La Porte at the right time seeing as La Porte is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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