The Newcastle Bobcats will challenge the Perrin-Whitt Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newcastle is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Newcastle is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Jayton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newcastle was beaten by Jayton 72-22. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Jaybirds are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Perrin-Whitt entered their matchup against Saint Jo on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Perrin-Whitt fell just short of Saint Jo by a score of 32-30. The Pirates have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Newcastle's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-3. As for Perrin-Whitt, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Newcastle against Perrin-Whitt when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 56-14 victory. Will Newcastle repeat their success, or does Perrin-Whitt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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