The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Western Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Neither Tippecanoe Valley nor Western posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Tippecanoe Valley is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Jimtown on Friday. Tippecanoe Valley took a hard 14-0 fall against Jimtown. The game marked the first time this year in which the Vikings were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Western was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against West Lafayette, falling 20-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Red Devils are ranked 101st).
Tippecanoe Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Western, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Tippecanoe Valley took a serious blow against Western in their previous matchup back in August of 2016, falling 65-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tippecanoe Valley was down 43-14.
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