Hanover Central and New Prairie squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Hanover Central had to settle for second. They took a 35-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Prairie Cougars. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Hanover Central still got an impressive performance from Caiden Verrett, who rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Verrett is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last four games he's played.
Reed Robinson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes for New Prairie. 86 of Robinson's passing yards were hauled in by Beau Kmiecik, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Hanover Central's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3. As for New Prairie, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Hanover Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Prairie, they will head out to square off against Mishawaka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mishawaka is on a five-game streak of home wins, New Prairie a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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