North Daviess entered their tilt with Princeton on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They enjoyed a cozy 38-20 victory over the Princeton Tigers. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
North Daviess can attribute much of their success to Keaton Graber, who rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 70 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Graber has posted since back in August of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Daviess was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Princeton only rushed for 74.
North Daviess' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Connor Combess and Jaris Neideffer.
When it comes to explaining why Princeton lost, don't look at Karwin Pope. Despite the final result, he picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
North Daviess' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Princeton, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
North Daviess is on the road again on Friday to play Edinburgh at 7:30 p.m. North Daviess is facing Edinburgh at the right time seeing as Edinburgh is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Princeton, they will take on Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Washington's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Princeton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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