The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings are on the road again on Friday to play the Jimtown Jimmies at 7:00 p.m. Tippecanoe Valley's defense has only allowed 16.4 points per game this season, so Jimtown's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Tippecanoe Valley will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up three points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against LaVille on Friday. Tippecanoe Valley came out on top against LaVille by a score of 32-21.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Wes Parker and he. Parker rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries while he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance also gave Grady Moriarty a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tippecanoe Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 436 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Tippecanoe Valley'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 Hunter Paxton and Owen Omondi.
Meanwhile, Jimtown had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 36-7 victory over the Lions. The Jimmies' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Tippecanoe Valley's record is now 4-1. As for Jimtown, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went Tippecanoe Valley's way against Jimtown when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Tippecanoe Valley made off with a 35-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tippecanoe Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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