Mishawaka has won five straight games at home, while New Prairie has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Mishawaka Cavemen will welcome the New Prairie Cougars at 7:00 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Landon Snyder and Reed Robinson.
Mishawaka's tournament run continued when they took on NorthWood on Friday. Mishawaka won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by NorthWood 22-21.
Mishawaka's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kadyn O'Neal, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards O'Neal has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Snyder, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, New Prairie extended their postseason success on Friday against Hanover Central. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 35-23.
Mishawaka has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.2 points per game. As for New Prairie, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Mishawaka and New Prairie were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, but Mishawaka came up empty-handed after a 28-27 defeat. Thankfully for Mishawaka, Chase Ketterer (who rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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