Football Preview: Northwest Texans vs. Bell Blue Raiders
The Northwest Texans will face off against the Bell Blue Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwest has four straight victories, Bell has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Northwest strolled past V.R. Eaton with points to spare, taking the game 31-14.
Northwest's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ryder Norton, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Another rusher making a difference was Nathanial Jean, who gained 107 total yards and two touchdowns.
Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bell ended up a good deal behind V.R. Eaton on Friday and lost 38-20. While losing is never fun, the Blue Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Eagles are ranked 142nd).
Brendon Gleim put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
Northwest's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Bell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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