Football Game Preview: Newton Falls Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 12:10am

Football Preview: Newton Falls Tigers vs. LaBrae Vikings

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Newton Falls is 1-8 against LaBrae since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Newton Falls Tigers will square off against the LaBrae Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Newton Falls is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Southeast 43-14. The Tigers were down 30-8 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Although Newton Falls took the loss, they still got scores from Ethan Powell and Chace Clonch.

Even though they lost, Newton Falls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, LaBrae's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They lost to Garfield on the road by a 28-14 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the G-Men: they've now lost six in a row.

Newton Falls' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for LaBrae, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Newton Falls was taken down by LaBrae 41-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Newton Falls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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