The Yough Cougars will square off against the New Castle Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Yough after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Ringgold by a score of 21-19. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.
Yough's loss came about despite a quality game from Ryan Sarver, who picked up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns. That's the most total yards Sarver has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Yough was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 253 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went New Castle's way against Hopewell last Friday as New Castle made off with a 42-19 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
Kyrell Harris had an outrageously good game as he threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. Ameir Akins was Harris' top target, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Yough fell to 2-1. As for New Castle, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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