The Parkersburg Big Reds will face off against the Hurricane Redskins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Parkersburg's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by South Charleston on the road to the tune of 37-0. Given the Big Reds' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Black Eagles are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ethan Jones was a one-man wrecking crew for Parkersburg as he rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Jones got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 52 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakel Shelton, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Hurricane didn't have done well against Spring Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Hurricane enjoyed a cozy 63-48 win over Spring Valley.
Noah Vellaithambi had a dynamite game for Hurricane, rushing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Vellaithambi is now averaging an impressive 113.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Kylan Grace, who rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Grace wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Hurricane was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
The victory got Parkersburg back to even at 1-1. As for Hurricane, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Parkersburg took their victory against Hurricane in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 47-23. Will Parkersburg repeat their success, or does Hurricane have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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