Football Preview: Mapleton Mounties vs. Northmor Golden Knights
The Mapleton Mounties will venture away from home to square off against the Northmor Golden Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mapleton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 32 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Wellington on Friday. They fell just short of the Dukes by a score of 15-12.
Meanwhile, Northmor never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Central 49-0 on the road. Given the Golden Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Trojans are ranked 666th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson Campbell went supernova for Northmor, rushing for 79 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. Another rusher making a difference was Cowin Becker, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Mapleton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Northmor, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Mapleton beat Northmor 40-33 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Campbell, who rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mapleton still be able to contain Campbell? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
