Lancaster is 10-0 against Newark since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lancaster Golden Gales will venture away from home to take on the Newark Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Lancaster will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Last Friday, Lancaster didn't have quite enough to beat Canal Winchester and fell 27-24. That's two games in a row now that the Golden Gales have lost by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, Newark hadn't done well against Reynoldsburg recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Newark pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over Reynoldsburg. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Newark got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Drayson Peterson out in front who picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Newark also got a significant boost from Kolton Peterson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Newark didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alex Irvin and Peterson. The dominant performance also gave Irvin a new career-high in rushing yards. Newark got some further help from Austin Rose: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Lancaster dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Newark, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-3.
Lancaster was able to grind out a solid victory over Newark in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 55-47. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Newark's Steele Meister, who rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 364 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lancaster to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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