The Newton Eagles will face off against the Daingerfield Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Daingerfield likes a good challenge.
Newton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging an 84-42 win over Edgewood. Considering the Eagles have won seven matches by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
New Diana typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Daingerfield proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 42-35. Daingerfield's victory was all the more impressive since the Eagles were averaging only 13.83 points allowed on the season.
Daingerfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.6 points per game. As for Newton, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Newton suffered a grim 42-21 defeat to Daingerfield when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Daingerfield's Chase Johnson, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Now that Newton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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