The Van Vleck Leopards will head out to take on the Tidehaven Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Van Vleck is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Van Vleck ended up a good deal behind Industrial and lost 35-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Leopards in their matchups with the Cobras: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Van Vleck got top-tier performance from Corey Austin, who rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. Austin's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 131 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Van Vleck was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Tidehaven hadn't done well against Industrial recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. Tidehaven came out on top against Industrial by a score of 21-13. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Van Vleck now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Tidehaven, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Van Vleck was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of Tidehaven in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Van Vleck avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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