Football Preview: Newport Grizzlies vs. Freeman Scotties
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The Newport Grizzlies will face off against the Freeman Scotties at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Newport sitting on five straight victories and Freeman on three.
Newport is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Asotin 51-28 on Friday. Fans of the Grizzlies have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Kutter Driver and Jacob Reimers. Driver rushed for 197 yards and three scores while picking up 9.4 yards per carry while Reimers rushed for 160 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.0 yards per carry.
Newport didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Asotin to a completion percentage of just 50%. The Grizzlies weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 100%.
Meanwhile, Freeman didn't have too much trouble with Lakeside on Friday as they won 41-24.
Newport better keep an eye on Logan Schultz. He was instrumental in Freeman's win, rushing for 148 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 182 yards and one TD. That's the most rushing yards Schultz has posted since back in October of 2024. Freeman's leading receiver Daniel Smith was Schultz's top target yet again, picking up 97 receiving yards and one score.
Newport's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Freeman, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Newport might still be hurting after the 54-28 loss they got from Freeman in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schultz, who threw for 421 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and one TD. Now that the Grizzlies know 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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