The Van Vandals will host the North Lamar Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Van's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while North Lamar has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Van's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Pittsburg for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-0 victory. That looming 49-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vandals yet this season.
Meanwhile, North Lamar lost to Spring Hill at home by a 41-27 margin on Friday.
North Lamar's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kai Furtch, who threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns, and Kenton Gray, who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Van is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for North Lamar, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Van beat North Lamar 49-42 when the teams last played back in September of 2015. Will Van repeat their success, or does North Lamar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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