Pendleton Heights entered their game against New Palestine on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Pendleton Heights Arabians were outmatched by the New Palestine Dragons at home and fell 56-17. While losing is never fun, the Arabians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Dragons are ranked 21st).
Despite the loss, Pendleton Heights still got an impressive performance from Jacob Rowley, who picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown. Colton Frank also helped out by tossing the rock for 270 yards.
Josh Ranes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for New Palestine, rushing for 268 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry. Ranes' longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards. Another player making a difference was Gavin Neal, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Pendleton Heights now has a losing record at 2-3. As for New Palestine, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pendleton Heights will square off against Mt. Vernon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pendleton Heights is facing Mt. Vernon at the right time seeing as Mt. Vernon is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for New Palestine, they will challenge Greenfield-Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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