Football Preview: Windsor Wizards vs. Northridge Grizzlies
After three games on the road, Windsor is heading back home. They will welcome the Northridge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Windsor is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Niwot on the road to the tune of 56-0 on Thursday. The Wizards might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 24 points or more this season.
Adrian Czyszczon was a one-man wrecking crew for Windsor as he rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Czyszczon showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards. Another back making a difference was Tripp Thomas, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Windsor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Windsor didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Grady Sullivan, Toby Anderson, and Brayden Fernandez picked up one apiece. Sullivan is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Northridge never got on the board in their matchup back in September, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Greeley Central last Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 50-20 win over the Wildcats.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jermaine Wilson Jr and Carlos Cardoza. Wilson Jr had a great game and rushed for 246 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Cardoza did his best for the losing side, rushing for 153 yards and a touchdown.
Windsor's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Northridge, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Windsor has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 214.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Northridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 151.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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