Two dominant signal callers in Guiseppe Moore and Reed Robinson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Gary West Side Cougars will face off against the New Prairie Cougars 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, Gary West Side didn't have quite enough to beat Calumet New Tech and fell 38-36. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (34), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Gary West Side might have lost, but man, Moore was a machine: he rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Moore was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 54 yards.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when New Prairie challenged South Bend Washington on Friday. New Prairie claimed a resounding 52-8 victory over South Bend Washington on the road. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four games by 42 points or more so far this season.
New Prairie got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Robinson out in front who threw for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes. Robinson is becoming a predictor of New Prairie's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Zak Henrich helped Robinson out on the ground, picking up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown.
Gary West Side has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for New Prairie, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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