New Castle and Pendleton Heights squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but New Castle had to settle for second. They fell to the Pendleton Heights Arabians 28-22. The Trojans just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
New Castle's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tylin Thrine, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and Caleb Clapp, who rushed for 109 yards. That's the most rushing yards Thrine has posted since back in September of 2023.
It was another big night for Keaton Jones, who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown for Pendleton Heights. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Jones posted at least 124 rushing yards in the third games prior. Wyatt Elijah got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Pendleton Heights, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-5.
New Castle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pendleton Heights, they will host Greenfield-Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenfield-Central will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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