The Newton Cardinals will face off against the Albia Blue Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Newton is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Norwalk just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were dealt a 71-24 loss at the hands of the Warriors. The Cardinals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-16.
Meanwhile, Albia came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Panthers 58-36. While the Blue Demons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Albia's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Newton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.
Newton came up short against Albia when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 37-33. Can Newton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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