Newton Falls is 0-4 against Garfield since September of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Tigers will welcome the G-Men at 7:00 p.m. Newton Falls has given up an average of 45.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Newton Falls was beaten by Crestview 61-8. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 686th, while the Rebels are ranked 183rd).
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Chace Clonch and Jake Noling. Noling had a great game and rushed for 67 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries. Meanwhile, Clonch was balling out in the loss, rushing for 103 yards and one TD on only 12 carries.
Meanwhile, Garfield came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.6 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 35-34 W against the Leopards. Give the G-Men's offense some serious credit: that high-scoring performance was actually the fewest points they've scored all season.
Newton Falls' loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Garfield, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Newton Falls took a serious blow against Garfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 40-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the G-Men's Devin Bates, who rushed for 120 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Now that the Tigers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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