The Newton Railroaders will venture away from home to face off against the Goddard Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, Newton took a blow against Eisenhower, falling 49-7. 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 101st, while the Tigers are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Goddard, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 14-13 victory over Andover.
The critical scores for Goddard came from Brock Sullivan and Erik Olivas.
Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Goddard, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Newton was able to grind out a solid win over Goddard when the teams last played back in October of 2021, winning 24-12. Will Newton repeat their success, or does Goddard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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