The Newton Railroaders will square off against the Eisenhower Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Newton is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Andover Central 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Railroaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Jaguars are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Eisenhower beat Goddard 32-21 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly 11 points.
Eisenhower had a senior duo take command as Carter Pabst picked up 231 receiving yards and three touchdowns and Derek Morgan threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Pabst torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 77 yards. Brayden Pappas helped Morgan out on the ground, rushing for 111 yards.
Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Eisenhower, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Newton came out on top in a nail-biter against Eisenhower in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, sneaking past 15-13. Does Newton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eisenhower turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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