Football Game Preview: Wheaton Knights vs. Northwestern Wildcats + Official Tickets

The Wheaton Knights will take on the Northwestern Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wheaton has four straight wins, Northwestern has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Wheaton will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Einstein, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Knights claimed a resounding 40-6 victory over the Titans. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 27 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Northwestern fell victim to Wise and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Pumas 63-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Wildcats haven't been shut out since back in September.

Wheaton's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.