If Valparaiso was feeling good fresh off their 28-0 takedown of La Porte last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vikings fell 27-21 to the Michigan City Wolves on Friday. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Vikings couldn't quite close it out.
Valparaiso lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kellan Hosek, who threw for 242 yards and three touchdowns. Those passing touchdowns marked the first that he has passed for this season. Valparaiso's leading receiver Jimmy Parisi was Hosek's top target yet again, picking up 115 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Valparaiso didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Needles and Eli McGee. Valparaiso got some further help from Ryan Cheek: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles.
A big part of Michigan City's win came down to the chemistry between Trinaston Hart and his top target Zaire McKinney. Hart threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt while McKinney picked up 162 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Those 293 passing yards gave Hart a new career-high. A healthy portion of Hart's aerial production (88 yards to be exact) also went to Meek Laurent.
Valparaiso's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Michigan City, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Valparaiso is set to take on their familiar foe Chesterton at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Michigan City will face off against rival Merrillville at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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