Mt. Vernon has gone 9-1 against Yorktown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mt. Vernon Marauders will challenge the Yorktown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Vernon will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Mt. Vernon's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over Shelbyville. Considering the Marauders have won three matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mt. Vernon wouldn't let Shelbyville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mt. Vernon can thank Johnathan Pienkowski and Davon Williams for forcing both of them. Pienkowski also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Mt. Vernon is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mt. Vernon 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 155 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a win for Yorktown just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Pendleton Heights on the road and fell 47-20. The Tigers have struggled against the Arabians recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Although Yorktown took the loss, they still got scores from Noah Long, Wilson Webster, and Sam Tokar.
The victory got Mt. Vernon back to even at 4-4. As for Yorktown, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Mt. Vernon strolled past Yorktown when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Yorktown's Ayden Ewing, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mt. Vernon to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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