Delta has gone 9-1 against New Castle recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Delta Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the New Castle Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Delta will head out to face New Castle after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Delta took a blow against Mt. Vernon, falling 49-20. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Marauders: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, New Castle's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They took down Yorktown 27-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Caleb Clapp was his usual excellent self, rushing for 243 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 117 rushing yards per game.
New Castle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
New Castle wouldn't let Yorktown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. New Castle can thank Trent Supenger and Braylen Bennett for forcing both of them.
Delta's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for New Castle, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2.
Delta didn't have too much breathing room in their game against New Castle when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Delta since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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