The New Prairie Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Penn Kingsmen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, New Prairie beat Mishawaka Marian 34-30. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Reed Robinson produced another solid effort rushing for 291 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 72 yards and two TDs. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 66 yards.
Robinson was just one part of a punishing run game: New Prairie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Penn over Elkhart in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Kingsmen blew past the Lions 34-12. The result was nothing new for the Kingsmen, who have now won five games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Penn's record is now 7-0. As for New Prairie, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-5.
New Prairie ended up a good deal behind Penn when the teams last played back in October of 2024, losing 24-7. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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