The Grinnell Tigers will head out to take on the Newton Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Grinnell sitting on three straight wins and Newton on five.
Grinnell's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed past Marion to the tune of 30-0. The game marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Newton earned a 31-19 win over Clear Creek-Amana on Friday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Cardinals' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Clippers are ranked 117th).
Grinnell now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Newton, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Grinnell took their win against Newton in their previous meeting back in October of 2020 by a conclusive 44-23 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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