Football Recap: Northfield Nighthawks vs. George Washington Patriots
George Washington came into Friday's game looking for another win against Northfield, but Ayden Douglas wouldn't allow it. The Northfield Nighthawks took down the George Washington Patriots 40-21 on Friday thanks in part to Douglas, who rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns. Those 99 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Douglas was just one part of a punishing run game: Northfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why George Washington lost, don't look at Hayes Dwyer. Despite the final result, he threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 67 yards.
Northfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.6 points per game. As for George Washington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Northfield is taking a road trip to square off against Frederick at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Frederick is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.5 points per game this season. George Washington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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