Football Preview: North Newton Spartans vs. West Central Trojans
The North Newton Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the West Central Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Newton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
North Newton will head out to face West Central after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. North Newton was outmatched by South Newton at home and fell 48-13.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for West Central's offense. They were beaten by Cascade 49-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Cadets are ranked 106th).
West Central wouldn't let Cascade keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Central can thank Drea Villarreal and Felipe Bazan for forcing both of them.
North Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for West Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
North Newton was taken down by West Central 68-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for North Newton, Connor Marlatt (who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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