Football Preview: Northfield Nighthawks vs. Denver North Vikings
The Northfield Nighthawks will head out to face off against the Denver North Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Northfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Montbello on the road to the tune of 61-7 on Thursday. The Nighthawks pushed the score to 48-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.
Zavious Chineth was his usual excellent self, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 16 yards and a touchdown. Joaquin Oliva was another key player, gaining 74 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Denver North just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Thomas Jefferson 55-12. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost seven in a row.
Northfield's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for Denver North, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Northfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Denver North when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 21-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northfield since the squad 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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