The Newcomerstown Trojans will square off against the Malvern Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newcomerstown knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Malvern likes a good challenge.
Newcomerstown's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 52-0 win over Tuscarawas Central Catholic at home. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Malvern didn't have too much trouble with Buckeye Trail on the road on Friday as they won 32-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Malvern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jared Witherow, who threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns. Malvern also got a significant boost from Drake Hutchison, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
Malvern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Rodney Smith led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Newcomerstown's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Malvern, their record is now 6-1.
Newcomerstown lost to Malvern on the road by a decisive 21-7 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Witherow, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 208 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.1% of his passes. Now that Newcomerstown 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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