The Newton Railroaders are taking a road trip to face off against the Great Bend Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Newton has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Great Bend will arrive with eight straight wins.
Newton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Arkansas City on Friday. They lost 26-0 to the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Great Bend was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Garden City 42-6. With the Panthers ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Great Bend, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Newton was dealt a bruising 52-21 loss at the hands of Great Bend when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Thankfully for Newton, Jacob Murray (who rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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