Football Recap: North Park Falls to Caliche in First Game of Season + How To Watch

North Park unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 56-0 defeat at the hands of the Caliche Buffaloes on Saturday. The Wildcats lost against the Buffaloes in their previous head to head back in August of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 36-6 score last time.

North Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Pittington and Duke Schmidt.

North Park will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Fleming at 1:00 p.m. on the 13th. As for Caliche, they will take on Peetz at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Buffaloes' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.