New Prairie and Hobart squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but New Prairie had to settle for second. They were dealt a 50-14 loss at the hands of the Brickies. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-14.
Although New Prairie took the loss, they still got scores from Lucas Halderman and Trenton Mamazza.
Leading Hobart to victory were Aleks Tatum and Max Pickett. Tatum rushed for 88 yards and a pair of scores on only seven carries, while Pickett rushed for 163 yards and two TDs. With that strong performance, Pickett is now averaging an impressive 106.7 rushing yards per game.
New Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Hobart, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-2.
New Prairie does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hobart, they will head out to challenge Kankakee Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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