Football Preview: Canton Cobras vs. Northville Mustangs
Canton is 7-2 against Northville since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Canton Cobras will welcome the Northville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Canton is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Canton lost to Novi on the road by a 36-19 margin.
Meanwhile, Northville fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Brighton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 29-28 to the Bulldogs.
Northville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Colin Charles, who gained 98 total yards and two touchdowns, and Cooper Derkach, who threw for 63 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Even though they lost, Northville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Canton now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Northville, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Canton took a serious blow against Northville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 50-19. Thankfully for Canton, Isaac Pace (who threw for 282 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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