The New Prairie Cougars will square off against the Penn Kingsmen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Penn took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on New Prairie, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, New Prairie didn't have too much trouble with Mishawaka Marian on the road as they won 42-28. The win almost wasn't to be: the Cougars were down 21-7 in the third quarter.
Reed Robinson and Zak Henrich were among the main playmakers for New Prairie as the former rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. Robinson has become a key player for New Prairie: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Prairie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Penn entered their game against Elkhart on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Penn took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Elkhart. It was the first time this season that the Kingsmen let down their fans at home.
New Prairie has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Penn, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
New Prairie might still be hurting after the 22-0 defeat they got from Penn in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can New Prairie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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