Football Preview: Newton-Conover Red Devils vs. Bunker Hill Bears
The Newton-Conover Red Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Bunker Hill Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Newton-Conover is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Newton-Conover is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bandys on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newton-Conover lost 27-6 to Bandys. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Red Devils have suffered against the Trojans since September 28, 2018.
Meanwhile, Bunker Hill fell victim to Maiden and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Blue Devils on the road and fell 28-0. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Bears' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Newton-Conover's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Bunker Hill, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Newton-Conover took a serious blow against Bunker Hill when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 48-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bunker Hill's Jason Willis Jr, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that Newton-Conover knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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