Malik Darby Game Report: vs Catawba Ridge

On Friday, Malik Darby earned his first-ever forced fumble. He also picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss) as Northwestern took down Catawba Ridge 56-20. We marked that as the best performance he's had all season, even better than his effort on August 22nd (when he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (1.5 for loss)) (Gamescore: 25.5 vs. 16.75).

Looking ahead, Darby and Northwestern will square off against Clover at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The last time Darby duked it out with the Blue Eagles (back in October of 2024), the Trojans came out on top by a score of 57-23. Will another strong game from Darby be enough to do it again? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.