Football Preview: Northwestern Wildcats vs. Suitland Rams
Northwestern is 0-8 against Suitland since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Northwestern Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Suitland Rams at 3:30 p.m.
Northwestern is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 57-0 defeat at the hands of Flowers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Jaguars are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Suitland hadn't done well against DuVal recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Suitland's defense stepped up to hand DuVal a 44-0 shutout. The Rams' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Suitland found their leader in underclassman Anthony Boyd Jr., who threw for 103 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Suitland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Northwestern was taken down by Suitland 40-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Northwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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