The Piedmont Highlanders will face off against the Newark Memorial Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Newark Memorial likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Piedmont humbled Kennedy with a 42-6 victory. The Highlanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.
Markos Lagios continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 223 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Xavier Henderson was in the mix as well, providing Piedmont with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newark Memorial). They strolled past Washington with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 42-26. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Newark Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Newark Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.0 points per game. As for Piedmont, their record now sits at 8-1.
Piedmont skirted past Newark Memorial 29-26 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Will Piedmont repeat their success, or does Newark Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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