Football Game Preview: Thomas Jefferson Spartans vs. Northfield Nighthawks

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 2:06am

Football Preview: Thomas Jefferson Spartans vs. Northfield Nighthawks

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The Thomas Jefferson Spartans are on the road again on Saturday to play the Northfield Nighthawks at 10:30 a.m. Thomas Jefferson hasn't scored more than six points for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.

Thomas Jefferson's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Denver West on Tuesday. They fell 13-0 to the Cowboys.

Meanwhile, Northfield didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Northglenn on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 12-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Nighthawks.

The critical scores for Northfield came from Isadora Puckett and Avery Lawrence.

Northfield's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Freya Erickson and Liliana Archuleta, who racked up six sacks between them. Erickson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more sacks the last three times she's played.

Thomas Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Northfield, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.

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