South Bend Riley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against New Prairie, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Wildcats fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 45-42 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (33), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Reed Robinson produced another solid effort rushing for 171 yards and four TDs, while also throwing for 137 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes for New Prairie. What's more, Robinson racked up 160.4 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. New Prairie's leading receiver Sully Kress was Robinson's top target yet again, picking up 137 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
South Bend Riley has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. New Prairie's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. South Bend Riley will square off against rival South Bend Saint Joseph at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, New Prairie is set to face off against their familiar foe Mishawaka Marian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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