Football Preview: Indian Land Warriors vs. Northwestern Trojans
On Friday Indian Land will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They and the Northwestern Trojans are set to duel. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Indian Land is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Eastside to the tune of 34-7. That looming 34-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.
Jamol Horton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Matt Kucia was another key player, throwing for 230 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Indian Land was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastside only rushed for 86.
Meanwhile, Northwestern put another one in the bag on November 1st to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Indian Land 45-0. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 34 points or more this season.
Northwestern can attribute much of their success to Zymier Gordon-Miles, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Finley Polk, who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Northwestern's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.8 points. As for Indian Land, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Indian Land has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 191.5 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Northwestern has preferred to attack from the air: they average 291.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Indian Land was taken down by Northwestern 45-0 in their previous matchup on November 1st. Can Indian Land avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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