Mt. Vernon hasn't had much luck against New Palestine recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mt. Vernon Marauders will face off against the New Palestine Dragons at 7:00 p.m.
Mt. Vernon is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Yorktown just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They and the Tigers were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 28-27 defeat.
Meanwhile, New Palestine put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their undefeated season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Delta 38-0 at home. Considering the Dragons have won eight games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Ranes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 235 yards while picking up 12.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Mt. Vernon now has a losing record at 4-5. As for New Palestine, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0-1.
Mt. Vernon took a serious blow against New Palestine in their previous meeting back in September, falling 56-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ranes, who rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Mt. Vernon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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