Football Preview: New Castle Hurricanes vs. Knoch Knights
The New Castle Hurricanes will square off against the Knoch Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Castle will be strutting in after a victory while Knoch will be coming in after a defeat.
Knoch is hoping to do what Yough couldn't on Friday: put an end to New Castle's winning streak, which now stands at three games. New Castle blew past Yough 27-7. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Cougars are ranked 423rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kyrell Harris was a one-man wrecking crew for New Castle as he rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Harris really tore up the turf during one magnificent 94-yard run.
New Castle's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Chase Lemmon and Nate Mcknight.
Meanwhile, Knoch took a blow against Montour on Friday, falling 44-14. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
New Castle's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Knoch, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for New Castle against Knoch in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 as the team secured a 34-7 victory. Will New Castle repeat their success, or does Knoch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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