The Newcastle Racers will head out on the road to square off against the Elgin Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Newcastle was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 14-10 to Blanchard. The defeat continues a trend for the Racers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Elgin never let their opponents score last Friday. They blew past Hillcrest, posting a 58-0 victory at home. Given the Owls' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked tenth in Oklahoma, while the Panthers are ranked 770th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newcastle now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Elgin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything went Newcastle's way against Elgin when the teams last played back in October of 2021 as Newcastle made off with a 44-21 victory. Will Newcastle repeat their success, or does Elgin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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