Newark hasn't had much luck against Lancaster recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Newark Wildcats will take on the Lancaster Golden Gales at 7:00 p.m. Newark will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Newark will bounce into Friday's game after beating Reynoldsburg, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. In a tight match that could have gone either way, Newark made off with a 21-20 win over Reynoldsburg.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Newark to victory, but perhaps none more so than Drayson Peterson, who picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Bodie Smith, who threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns.
Newark's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Preston Lunsford was the leader with two sacks. Austin Rose was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lancaster didn't have quite enough to beat Canal Winchester on Friday and fell 27-24. While losing is never fun, the Golden Gales can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Indians are ranked 117th).
Newark's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-3. As for Lancaster, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Newark came up short against Lancaster in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 55-47. Can Newark avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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