Football Preview: Norborne/Hardin-Central vs. Northwest Mustangs
Norborne/Hardin-Central is 5-0 against Northwest since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Norborne/Hardin-Central will head out to square off against the Northwest Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Norborne/Hardin-Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Northwest likes a good challenge.
Norborne/Hardin-Central will head out to face Northwest after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Norborne/Hardin-Central took a 58-42 bruising from Braymer. Norborne/Hardin-Central's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Even though they lost, Norborne/Hardin-Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Norborne/Hardin-Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Fifer and Kaden McGinnis.
Meanwhile, Northwest had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 68-32 victory over the Tigers. Considering the Mustangs have won four contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Having lost for the first time this season, Norborne/Hardin-Central fell to 7-1. As for Northwest, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Norborne/Hardin-Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Northwest in their previous matchup back in October of 2018, winning 56-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norborne/Hardin-Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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