On Friday North Newton will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Tri-County Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Both are at an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2017, but likely not for long.
North Newton and North White met for a duel on Friday where North Newton had to take the L. North Newton was outmatched by North White at home and fell 49-6. Having soared to a lofty 53 points in the game before, the Spartans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tri-County). They claimed a resounding 66-22 win over Bowman Academy on the road. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won five games by 24 points or more so far this season.
Jonathan Pearson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 198 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Pratt, who picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tri-County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 432 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
North Newton has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Tri-County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
North Newton took a serious blow against Tri-County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 56-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pearson, who rushed for 123 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that North Newton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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