The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings will take on the Rochester Zebras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tippecanoe Valley is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 44-0 victory over Wawasee. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Vikings just coasted through the last quarter.
Wes Parker had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns.
Tippecanoe Valley wouldn't let Wawasee keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Nash Miller, Parker, and Grady Moriarty picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Rochester got themselves on the board against Wabash on Friday, but Wabash never followed suit. They breezed by the Apaches at home to the tune of 42-0. Given the Zebras' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Apaches are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brant Beck had a dynamite game for Rochester, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Beck was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 58 yards. Zakkary Parks got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rochester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Rochester didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Parks and Clarence Garrett.
Everything came up roses for Tippecanoe Valley against Rochester when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as the team secured a 39-8 win. Does Tippecanoe Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rochester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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