Football Preview: West Central Trojans vs. North Newton Spartans
The West Central Trojans will take on the North Newton Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
West Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Cascade on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Cadets. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Cadets are ranked 106th).
West Central wouldn't let Cascade keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Central can thank Drea Villarreal and Felipe Bazan for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, North Newton entered their contest against South Newton on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. North Newton took a blow against South Newton, falling 48-13. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
West Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for North Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for West Central against North Newton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 68-6 win. In that matchup, West Central amassed a halftime lead of 62-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
