Southmont is 2-8 against Danville since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Southmont Mounties will look to defend their home field against the Danville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Southmont: 16.2, Danville: 14.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Southmont made easy work of Crawfordsville and carried off a 30-7 victory. The Mounties might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Southmont relied on the efforts of Heath Tolliver, who threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, and Aaron Mcmasters, who picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Tolliver a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Danville has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.6 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit last Friday. They pulled ahead with a 36-35 photo finish over Tri-West Hendricks. The win was familiar territory for the Warriors who have now won four matches in a row.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Minh Vu and he. Vu rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Southmont's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Danville, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Southmont might still be hurting after the 42-21 loss they got from Danville when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Danville's Carter Ward, who threw for 253 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt. Now that Southmont knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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