Two dominant signal callers in Reed Robinson and Guiseppe Moore are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The New Prairie Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Gary West Side Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when New Prairie duked it out withSouth Bend Washington on Friday. New Prairie blew past South Bend Washington, posting a 52-8 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four contests by 42 points or more so far this season.
New Prairie got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Robinson out in front who threw for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes. Robinson has become a key player for New Prairie: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Zak Henrich helped Robinson out on the ground, picking up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Gary West Side didn't have quite enough to beat Calumet New Tech on Friday and fell 38-36. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (34), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Gary West Side got top-tier performance from Moore, who rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Moore was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 54 yards.
New Prairie is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Gary West Side, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
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