Riverton Parke hasn't had much luck against South Vermillion recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Riverton Parke Panthers will head out to face off against the South Vermillion Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Riverton Parke: 15.6, South Vermillion: 10.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Riverton Parke fought the good fight in their overtime contest against North Vermillion on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Falcons 19-13.
Meanwhile, South Vermillion put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Covington 48-14 at home. With the Wildcats ahead 29-8 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Vermillion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dominic Garzolini, who threw for 417 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 18.1 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Garzolini is now averaging an impressive 308.4 passing yards per game. Aden Wallace was Garzolini's top target, picking up 220 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to South Vermillion's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Kyle Higgins was the leader with two.
Riverton Parke's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for South Vermillion, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Riverton Parke was taken down by South Vermillion 49-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Riverton Parke avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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