The Tipton Blue Devils will head out to take on the Twin Lakes Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Tipton is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Elwood: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Tipton blew Elwood out of the water with a 49-0 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Among those leading the charge was Quinn Tolle, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 40 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Izayah Mahaney was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Mahaney wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Tipton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Twin Lakes, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their match at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over Delphi Community.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Twin Lakes to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Dold, who threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Ethan Need, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Twin Lakes' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Dakota Van Weelden was especially locked on to Delphi Community's QB and sacked him twice. Van Weelden also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing two fumbles, and making four total tackles.
Tipton's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Twin Lakes, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Tipton was able to grind out a solid victory over Twin Lakes when the teams last played back in September of 2022, winning 34-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Twin Lakes' Saige Brandt, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Tipton to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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