New Castle gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They skirted past the General McLane Lancers 49-47.
Kaevon Gardner had a dynamite game for New Castle, rushing for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyrell Harris, who threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes.
When it comes to explaining why General McLane lost, don't look at Isaac Zietz. Despite the final result, he threw for 313 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 67 yards. Jacob Zietz was Isaac's top target, picking up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
New Castle will welcome Hopewell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for General McLane, they will square off against Harbor Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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