Football Preview: New Prairie Cougars vs. South Bend St. Joseph Huskies
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, New Prairie is finally coming home. They will host the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Prairie has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 122 points over their last three games.
New Prairie's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Goshen on the road to the tune of 56-0. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 49 point advantage.
New Prairie relied on the efforts of Zak Henrich, who rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Reed Robinson, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Keegan Taylor was another key player, picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, South Bend St. Joseph earned a 21-9 victory over Fort Wayne South Side on Friday.
New Prairie's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for South Bend St. Joseph, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
New Prairie skirted past South Bend St. Joseph 29-26 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will New Prairie repeat their success, or does South Bend St. Joseph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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