Football Preview: Northern Nash Knights vs. Bunn Wildcats
Northern Nash has gone 4-0 against Bunn recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northern Nash Knights will face off against the Bunn Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Northern Nash's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Northern Nash is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 55-17 victory over D.H. Conley. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Knights had established a 31 point advantage.
Barian Strickland had a dynamite game for Northern Nash, rushing for 213 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Strickland showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards. Another back making a difference was Myles Eatmon, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Northern Nash's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jessie Wade and Damante Adams. Wade also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northern Nash was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 317 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 34-7, which was the final score in Bunn's tilt against Rocky Mount on Friday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northern Nash's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Bunn, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Northern Nash against Bunn in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 62-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northern Nash 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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