The New Prairie Cougars will head out to challenge the Mishawaka Marian Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
New Prairie is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing South Bend Riley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that New Prairie blew South Bend Riley out of the water with a 49-0 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 42 point advantage.
Reed Robinson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 35 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for New Prairie: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Keegan Taylor also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
New Prairie's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hayden Scott and Noah Oberle. Another thorn in South Bend Riley's side was Harrison Groves, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mishawaka Marian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat South Bend Washington 41-14 at home. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Panthers are ranked 227th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Prairie's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Mishawaka Marian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season.
New Prairie strolled past Mishawaka Marian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-13. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mishawaka Marian's Brian Osman, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will New Prairie still be able to contain Osman? There's only one way to find out.
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