Football Game Preview: Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins vs. Fort Wayne Snider Panthers

Fort Wayne Northrop is 1-9 against Fort Wayne Snider since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. Fort Wayne Northrop will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.

Last Friday, everything came up roses for Fort Wayne Northrop against Fort Wayne Wayne as the team secured a 47-14 win. Considering the Bruins have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Levi Portee

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/17/25 vs Fort Wayne Wayne	127
08/29/25 vs Huntington North	95
10/11/24 @ Carroll	58
09/20/24 vs Fort Wayne North Side	57
09/26/25 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger	53

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Wayne Northrop to victory, but perhaps none more so than Levi Portee, who rushed for 127 yards and two TDs on only seven carries. Those 127 rushing yards gave Portee a new career-high. Jerquaden Guilford was another key receiver, picking up 139 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Fort Wayne Northrop's run defense was locked in: Fort Wayne Wayne could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Tristan Carpenter for the heroic effort on defense: he. Fort Wayne Northrop didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.9.

Fort Wayne Northrop didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lenny Underwood and Donlaray Reese Jr.

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Snider can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game last Friday. They managed a 24-20 victory over Fort Wayne North Side.

Fort Wayne Northrop's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Fort Wayne Snider, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.

Fort Wayne Northrop took their win against Fort Wayne Snider when the teams last played on October 3rd by a conclusive 35-14 score. In that contest, the Bruins amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.