New Castle hasn't had much luck against Pendleton Heights recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The New Castle Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Pendleton Heights Arabians at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully New Castle focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
New Castle is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of Greenfield-Central. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, Pendleton Heights blew past Shelbyville, posting a 42-14 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Arabians, who have now won four matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Keaton Jones, who rushed for 124 yards and four touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Colton Frank, who rushed for eight yards and a touchdown.
New Castle now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Pendleton Heights, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Caleb Clapp and Jones. Clapp has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages of 87.4 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Jones has averaged 129.6 rushing yards per game this season.
New Castle might still be hurting after the 42-21 loss they got from Pendleton Heights in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who rushed for 225 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Now that New Castle 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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