Football Preview: Delta Eagles vs. New Palestine Dragons
Delta hasn't had much luck against New Palestine recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Delta Eagles will head out to challenge the New Palestine Dragons at 7:30 p.m.
Delta is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Greenfield-Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Delta had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Greenfield-Central. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, New Palestine put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their undefeated season alive. They blew past New Castle 44-6 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won seven games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Josh Ranes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Delta's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for New Palestine, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0-1.
Delta took a serious blow against New Palestine when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 38-7. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Delta was down 21-0.
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