Football Game Preview: Northwest Indians vs. Manchester Panthers

The Northwest Indians will head out to face off against the Manchester Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Manchester's offense will have their work cut out for them.

On Friday, Northwest and Fairless were almost perfectly matched up, but Northwest suffered a 22-21 loss.

Despite a strong season so far, Manchester has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell 35-28 to Orrville on Friday.

Manchester's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Northwest, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.

Northwest came up short against Manchester in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, falling 29-22. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.