Newark/Marion is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Palmyra-Macedon is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Newark/Marion will take on the Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Newark/Marion fell victim to Ithaca's stalwart defense on Saturday and couldn't make it onto the board. They were the victim of a tough 20-0 defeat at the hands of the Little Red. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, Newark/Marion couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Palmyra-Macedon stacked a fourth blowout onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They claimed a resounding 44-8 win over Greece Olympia/Greece Odyssey at home. Palmyra-Macedon pushed the score to 38-8 by the end of the third, a deficit Greece Olympia/Greece Odyssey had little chance of recovering from.
With Newark/Marion's defeat and Ithaca's win, both teams now sport identical 5-2 records.
Things could have been worse for Newark/Marion, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 47-30 loss to Palmyra-Macedon in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Newark/Marion avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
