Newkirk has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will venture away from home to face off against the Alva Goldbugs at 7:00 p.m.
Newkirk is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Stroud back in October (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newkirk took a blow against Stroud, falling 56-14. Newkirk was down 56-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Alva waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 39-15 victory.
Newkirk dropped their record down to 0-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Alva, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Newkirk was taken down by Alva 34-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alva's Cambell Gaisford, who threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. Now that Newkirk knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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