Football Preview: North Harrison Cougars vs. Providence Pioneers
North Harrison has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Providence Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
North Harrison is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Clarksville on the road to the tune of 44-6 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Harrison to victory, but perhaps none more so than David Langdon, who threw for 110 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Colten Mckinney helped Langdon out on the ground, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Meanwhile, Providence put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 52-21 victory over Corydon Central. With that win, the Pioneers brought their scoring average up to 28.3 points per game.
Preston Kempf continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Ross, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Providence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
North Harrison pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Providence, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. North Harrison has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 290.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Providence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 201.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
North Harrison took a serious blow against Providence in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 35-0. Will North Harrison have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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