Football Preview: New Albany Bulldogs vs. Bloomington North Cougars
New Albany hasn't had much luck against Bloomington North recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The New Albany Bulldogs will square off against the Bloomington North Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
New Albany is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Columbus East just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 43-17 to the Olympians. The Bulldogs were down 36-10 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 24-14. The 24-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Bloomington North's win came down to the chemistry between Dash King and his top target Jorian Brooks. King rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown while Brooks gained 108 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Brooks a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bloomington North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
New Albany's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Bloomington North, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
New Albany was dealt a bruising 49-14 defeat at the hands of Bloomington North when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Albany was down 35-0.
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