Football Preview: Newark Wildcats vs. Upper Arlington Golden Bears
The Newark Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Upper Arlington Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newark will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Newark will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lancaster, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Newark came out on top against Lancaster by a score of 36-25 on Friday. The Wildcats pushed the score to 30-10 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Gales cut but never quite recovered from.
Newark's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kolton Peterson, who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Bodie Smith, who threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
Newark was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Upper Arlington beat Hilliard Davidson 14-10 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Bears.
Newark pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Upper Arlington, their record now sits at 8-2.
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