Vinton County has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Vinton County's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by River Valley on the road to the tune of 39-0. The game marked the Vikings' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Nelsonville-York waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Spartans 47-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Buckeyes, who have now won five contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
Austin Gautier was his usual excellent self, rushing for 99 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Nelsonville-York was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Vinton County's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5. As for Nelsonville-York, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Vinton County didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Nelsonville-York when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 13-7 win. Does Vinton County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nelsonville-York turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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