Football Game Preview: Portola on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 3:45am

Football Preview: Portola Bulldogs vs. Northwood Timberwolves

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Portola and Northwood are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Portola Bulldogs will host the Northwood Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Portola has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Northwood will arrive with four straight wins.

Last Friday, Portola came up short against Beckman and fell 20-7.

While Northwood didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Woodbridge by a score of 14-7 on Friday. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Warriors are ranked 630th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Portola's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Northwood, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-0.

Portola was taken down by Northwood 35-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Portola have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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