Football Preview: Hunter Wolverines vs. Northridge Knights
The Hunter Wolverines are taking a road trip to take on the Northridge Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Hunter is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Granger on Friday. They took a blow against the Lancers, falling 47-6. The loss continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost three in a row.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Siaosi Koloamatangi and Sunia Fifita. Fifita had a great game and rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Koloamatangi did his best for the losing side, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Northridge after they claimed the first score on Wednesday, but it was Roy who ended up claiming the real prize. Northridge took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Roy. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Royals 14-0 in the first quarter.
Hunter's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Northridge, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season.
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