New Palestine has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Greenfield-Central Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If New Palestine beats Greenfield-Central with 56 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. New Palestine simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Pendleton Heights 56-17 on the road. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Arabians are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Josh Ranes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 268 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Neal, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
New Palestine's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Connor Jacobia and Caden Jacobia. New Palestine got some further help from Michael Thacker: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 473 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Greenfield-Central put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 49-6 victory over Shelbyville. The contest marked the Cougars' most dominant win of the season so far.
Dallas Freeman was his usual excellent self, throwing for 283 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and two touchdowns.
New Palestine pushed their record up to 4-0-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Greenfield-Central, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything came up roses for New Palestine against Greenfield-Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. Does New Palestine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenfield-Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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