Football Preview: Mishawaka Cavemen vs. Northridge Raiders
Mishawaka has gone 5-0 against Northridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mishawaka Cavemen will head out to face off against the Northridge Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Mishawaka is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Mishawaka blew past Wawasee, posting a 46-7 win on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-0.
Mishawaka got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Carson Francis out in front who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown. Those 107 rushing yards gave Francis a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Kadyn O'Neal, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mishawaka was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, a win for Northridge just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 42-13 defeat at the hands of Warsaw. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Mishawaka has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Northridge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Mishawaka took their victory against Northridge when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 27-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mishawaka since the squad 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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