Southmont hasn't had much luck against Danville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southmont Mounties will be playing at home 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, everything went Southmont's way against Crawfordsville as Southmont made off with a 30-7 win. Considering the Mounties have won three contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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 on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 36-35 photo finish over Tri-West Hendricks. The victory was familiar territory for the Warriors who have now won four matchups 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 pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Danville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Southmont might still be hurting after the 42-21 defeat they got from Danville in their previous matchup 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? There's only one way to find out.
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