Football Preview: New Haven Bulldogs vs. DeKalb Barons
New Haven is 7-2 against DeKalb since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The New Haven Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the DeKalb Barons at 7:00 p.m. New Haven is looking for their season?s first win.
New Haven might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 34-32 to Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Knights are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, DeKalb fought the good fight in their overtime match against Garrett on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Railroaders by a score of 33-30. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Barons have suffered against the Railroaders since August 28, 2015.
New Haven's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything went New Haven's way against DeKalb when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as New Haven made off with a 48-28 victory. In that game, New Haven amassed a halftime lead of 42-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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