Football Preview: Mansfield Wolverines vs. Northwood Falcons
The Mansfield Wolverines will venture away from home to square off against the Northwood Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Mansfield took their game at home with ease, bagging a 50-14 victory over Green Oaks.
Mansfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sharmal Booker led the charge by throwing for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes. 80 of those passing yards were hauled in by Kalvin Jackson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Northwood made easy work of Peabody on Friday and carried off a 47-21 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
The victory got Mansfield back to even at 1-1. As for Northwood, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Mansfield took a serious blow against Northwood when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 51-20. Thankfully for Mansfield, Luke Bogan (who threw for 269 yards and four 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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