The Indian River Indians will take on the Polytech Panthers on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Indian River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Conrad Science as Indian River made off with a 34-14 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Indians sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Indian River's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Davon Handy, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 132 rushing yards gave Handy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayvion Chandler, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Indian River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Polytech took their match on Saturday with ease, bagging a 35-6 victory over First State Military Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Indian River pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.9 points. As for Polytech, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Indian River took their victory against Polytech in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 41-17. Does Indian River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Polytech turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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