After soaring to 49 points the game before, Newton was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of the North Polk Comets by a score of 16-13. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Comets are ranked fourth).
Newton dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for North Polk, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Coming up, Newton will take on Bondurant-Farrar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Polk, they will challenge A-D-M at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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