Recap: Northland Vikings vs. Beechcroft Cougars
The Northland Vikings had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.4 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They came out on top against Beechcroft by a score of 27-20. That's another feather in the cap for Northland, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
David ?Amir? Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 170 yards and a touchdown. ?Amir? Brown is on a roll when it comes to rushing yards, as he's now rushed for 100 or more in the last three games he's played. Alex Neff also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Northland's win was their fifth straight on the road, which bumped their overall record up to 9-1. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-10 Linden-McKinley and 1-10 Whitehall-Yearling (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 17.8% over those games). As for Beechcroft, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Northland will be playing in front of their home fans against Big Walnut at 7:00 p.m. on October 27th. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Nathan Severs and ?Amir? Brown. As for Beechcroft, they will head out on the road to face off against London at 7:00 p.m. on October 27th. London will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
