The Terre Haute South Vigo Braves will head out to square off against the Northview Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Terre Haute South Vigo is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Terre Haute South Vigo didn't have quite enough to beat Bloomington South and fell 36-34.
Despite the loss, Terre Haute South Vigo got top-tier performance from Tyisaac Corbin, who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Corbin a new career-high in rushing yards. Mayson Lewis also helped out with an impressive 129 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Northview put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Owen Valley on the road to the tune of 38-0. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Patriots are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Slade Fell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Terre Haute South Vigo's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Northview, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Terre Haute South Vigo was able to grind out a solid victory over Northview when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 36-27. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northview's Kyle Cottee, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 101 yards on seven of 14 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Terre Haute South Vigo to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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