Football Preview: Penn Kingsmen vs. New Prairie Cougars
The Penn Kingsmen will square off against the New Prairie Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Penn will head out to face New Prairie after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Penn fell to Elkhart 7-3. It was the first time this season that the Kingsmen let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, New Prairie strolled past Mishawaka Marian with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-28. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Cougars were down 21-7 in the third quarter.
New Prairie can attribute much of their success to Reed Robinson, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and Zak Henrich, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Robinson has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Prairie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The defeat snapped Penn's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for New Prairie, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Everything went Penn's way against New Prairie in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Penn made off with a 22-0 win. Will Penn repeat their success, or does New Prairie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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