Football Preview: New Albany Bulldogs vs. Bloomington North Cougars
New Albany hasn't had much luck against Bloomington North recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The New Albany Bulldogs will square off against the Bloomington North Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
New Albany is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Columbus East just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 43-17 to the Olympians. The Bulldogs were down 36-10 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 24-14 victory over the Patriots. The 24-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Bloomington North's win came down to the chemistry between Dash King and his top target Jorian Brooks. King rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown while Brooks gained 108 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Brooks a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bloomington North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
New Albany's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Bloomington North, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
New Albany took a serious blow against Bloomington North in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 49-14. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Albany was down 35-0.
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