Mt. Carmel is 3-0 against Newton since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mt. Carmel Golden Aces will host the Newton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Carmel will be strutting in after a victory while Newton will be coming in after a defeat.
Mt. Carmel is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Robinson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mt. Carmel blew Robinson out of the water with a 44-13 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Golden Aces had established a 21 point advantage.
Elliott Acree had a dynamite game for Mt. Carmel, rushing for 183 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Acree a new career-high in rushing yards. Jackson Kling was another key back, rushing for 66 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mt. Carmel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Robinson only rushed for 151.
Meanwhile, Newton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Casey-Westfield, falling 36-3. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Warriors are ranked 138th).
Mt. Carmel's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Mt. Carmel against Newton when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 49-7 victory. Will Mt. Carmel repeat their success, or does Newton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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