Yorktown has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the New Castle Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yorktown's defense has only allowed 17.8 points per game this season, so New Castle's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Yorktown strolled past Delta with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. The Tigers pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
The critical scores for Yorktown came from Noah Long, Ephraim Daugherty, and Tanner Griffey. Another player making a difference was Sam Tokar, who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Yorktown wouldn't let Delta keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Yorktown can thank Wilson Webster and Jabin Barnes for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Castle). They were the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Shelbyville on Friday.
Carson Bell and Caleb Clapp were among the main playmakers for New Castle as the former threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes and the latter rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Yorktown's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for New Castle, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Yorktown didn't have too much breathing room in their game against New Castle in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 34-28 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yorktown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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