Football Game Preview: Goshen RedHawks vs. Concord Minutemen

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 2:51am

Football Preview: Goshen RedHawks vs. Concord Minutemen

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Goshen is 1-9 against Concord since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Goshen RedHawks will face off against the Concord Minutemen at 7:00 p.m.

Goshen is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Wawasee 36-7. The RedHawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.

Meanwhile, Concord put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against NorthWood by a score of 27-17.

Jaron Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 206 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023.

Concord was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 201.3.

Concord wouldn't let NorthWood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Concord can thank Mark Herman and Derek Gomez for forcing both of them. Milo Martinez was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).

Goshen's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Concord, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Goshen was taken down by Concord 42-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Goshen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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