Football Preview: New Palestine Dragons vs. Yorktown Tigers
New Palestine has gone 10-0 against Yorktown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Palestine Dragons will square off against the Yorktown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. New Palestine is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
New Palestine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Mt. Vernon with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Marauders are ranked 80th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for New Palestine came from Jacob Davis, Garrett Ranes, Austin McMahan, and Michael Thacker.
New Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yorktown). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 46-6 victory over Richmond. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Yorktown's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nathan Spangler, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Ephraim Daugherty was another key receiver, picking up 45 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
New Palestine's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0-1. As for Yorktown, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: New Palestine has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 399.4 total yards per game. It's a different story for Yorktown, though, as they've been averaging only 249. Will New Palestine be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Yorktown flip the script?
Everything came up roses for New Palestine against Yorktown when the teams last played back in September, as the team secured a 41-13 victory. In that match, New Palestine amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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