The Newton Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Enterprise Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton is looking for their season's first win.
Newton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Heidelberg on Friday. They were outmatched by the Oilers at home and fell 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Oilers are ranked 67th).
Newton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Floyd Smith and Sedrick Harris.
Meanwhile, Enterprise was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 28-27 to Clarkdale. Enterprise has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Enterprise, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Newton came up short against Enterprise in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 48-35. Can Newton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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