New Prairie extended their postseason success on Friday against Hanover Central. They came out on top against the Hanover Central Wildcats by a score of 35-23. The win was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on four straight.
Reed Robinson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. Beau Kmiecik was Robinson's top target, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
New Prairie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hanover Central only rushed for 111.
When it comes to explaining why Hanover Central lost, don't look at Caiden Verrett. Despite the final result, he rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Verrett has been hot recently, having posted three or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
New Prairie has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.1 points per game. As for Hanover Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
New Prairie will face off against Mishawaka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mishawaka is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.3 points per game this season. Hanover Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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