Newton is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Arkansas City a nine-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Newton Railroaders will host the Arkansas City Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Newton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hutchinson on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Salthawks. While losing is never fun, the Railroaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Salthawks are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, a win for Arkansas City just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 43-7 to Goddard, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Arkansas City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Newton's way against Arkansas City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Newton made off with a 26-0 victory. Will Newton repeat their success, or does Arkansas City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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