Football Preview: Northwood Falcons vs. Salmen Spartans
Two dominant backs in Kyran Johnson and Jimmy Chanzy are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Northwood Falcons will challenge the Salmen Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwood will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Northwood humbled Loyola College Prep with a 49-10 victory. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 26 points or more this season.
Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Northwood also got a significant boost from Tomarcus Keith, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Northwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Salmen was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 34-28 to Chalmette. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Salmen got top-tier performance from Tayshawn Scott, who picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Scott a new career-high in rushing yards.
Northwood's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Salmen, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Northwood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 239.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Salmen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 173.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Northwood against Salmen in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 47-6 win. Will Northwood repeat their success, or does Salmen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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