New Castle is 1-9 against Mt. Vernon since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The New Castle Trojans will face off against the Mt. Vernon Marauders at 7:00 p.m. New Castle is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
New Castle will bounce into Friday's match after beating Delta, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. New Castle narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Delta 16-14.
New Castle's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Christian Wagers was the leader with 2.5 sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pendleton Heights on Friday, but they still walked away with a 14-10 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Marauders.
The critical scores for Mt. Vernon came from Evan Privett and Mason Meyer.
New Castle's record now sits at 4-2. As for Mt. Vernon, their record now sits at 2-4.
New Castle took a serious blow against Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 51-21. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Castle was down 30-7.
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