The Newcastle Dogies will take on the Glenrock Herders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newcastle is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Tongue River 49-1. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-0.
Newcastle's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dane Crabtree, who rushed for 92 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. Another player making a difference was Teddy Troftgruben, who rushed for 139 yards on only 15 carries.
Newcastle's run defense was locked in: Tongue River could only muster one yards per carry. The Dogies didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.3.
Newcastle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Troftgruben and Drew Conzelman.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Glenrock, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 20-7 win over Wheatland on Friday.
The victory got Glenrock back to even at 2-2. As for Newcastle, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Newcastle's way against Glenrock in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Newcastle made off with a 28-6 victory. Do the Dogies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Herders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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