Football Preview: Northwestern Bulls vs. Barron Collier Cougars
Northwestern is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Barron Collier is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northwestern Bulls will face off against the Barron Collier Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Northwestern is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by St. Brendan to the tune of 57-7 back in October. Considering the Bulls have won five games by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Northwestern got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Leon Strawder out in front who threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Northwestern also got a significant boost from King Davis, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 105 yards.
Meanwhile, Barron Collier was fully in charge last Thursday, breezing past Bonita Springs 63-12. That looming 63-12 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cougars yet this season.
Barron Collier had a senior duo take command as Brian Williams threw for 279 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes and Brody Graham picked up 200 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Graham really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 86 yards. Caden Hudson did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 68 receiving yards.
The win got Barron Collier back to even at 5-5. As for Northwestern, their record is now 7-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Northwestern has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 161.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Barron Collier struggles in that department as they've been averaging 176.3. It's looking like Friday's contest 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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