New Prairie is 10-0 against South Bend Riley since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The New Prairie Cougars will host the South Bend Riley Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. New Prairie's defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so South Bend Riley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
New Prairie will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 42-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Elkhart by a score of 17-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cougars have suffered since August 18, 2023.
Although New Prairie took the loss, they still got scores from Zak Henrich and Hayden Whitenack.
Meanwhile, South Bend Riley earned a 27-20 win over South Bend Washington on Friday.
South Bend Riley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tyler Pflugner and Bradford Washington. South Bend Riley got some further help from Jakoi Mathews: he picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and forced two fumbles.
New Prairie's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-2. As for South Bend Riley, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
New Prairie took their win against South Bend Riley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 35-12. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Bend Riley's Dominick Jolley, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for New Prairie to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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