The New Boston Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Edgewood Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
New Boston is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Daingerfield on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. New Boston had to suffer through a 56-19 loss at the hands of Daingerfield. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-6.
Meanwhile, Edgewood waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They slipped by the Buffaloes 14-13. The 14-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Edgewood's victory came down to the chemistry between Trevor Golightly and his top target Lucas Pippin. Golightly rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns while Pippin rushed for 128 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Those 96 rushing yards gave Golightly a new career-high.
Edgewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Edgewood is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.3 points per game. As for New Boston, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5 record.
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