The Northside Indians will challenge the Newcastle Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Northside's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Knox City two weeks ago. They were beaten by the Greyhounds 68-0. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Greyhounds recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Newcastle didn't have quite enough to beat Knox City on Friday and fell 50-48. While the Bobcats had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Greyhounds 20-14.
Northside's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3. As for Newcastle, they dropped their record down to 4-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Northside was dealt a bruising 63-0 loss at the hands of Newcastle when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Northside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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