Vermillion is 1-7 against Madison since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Vermillion Tanagers will venture away from home to take on the Madison Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Vermillion lost to Canton at home by a 45-31 margin. While losing is never fun, the Tanagers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the C-Hawks are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Madison got the win against Custer on Friday by a conclusive 42-16. With the Bulldogs ahead 42-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Madison to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cohen Hahn, who threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Pedersen, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Madison's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Quinn Flemming and Myles Schneider.
Vermillion now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Madison, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Vermillion came up short against Madison in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 14-2. Can Vermillion avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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