The New Hope Indians will head out to take on the North Jackson Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, New Hope got the win against Madison County by a conclusive 48-24. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Layton Pohl went supernova for New Hope, rushing for 284 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Pohl a new career-high in rushing yards. Dawson Cambron was another key player, picking up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Jackson). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 40-7 victory over St. John Paul II. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Chiefs have posted against the Falcons since September 21, 2018.
New Hope now has a winning record of 2-1. As for North Jackson, their record now sits at 3-1.
New Hope ended up a good deal behind North Jackson when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 36-20. Can New Hope avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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