Montbello is on a three-game streak of home losses, Northfield a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Montbello Warriors will take on the Northfield Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Montbello finally turned things around against Aurora Central on Thursday. They walked away with a 30-18 victory over the Trojans. The Warriors' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Montbello wouldn't let Aurora Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Montbello can thank Cassiyr Crowley and D'Angelo Garcia for forcing both of them. Garcia also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last matchup, Northfield made sure to put some points up on the board against Thomas Jefferson on Saturday. Northfield really took it to Thomas Jefferson for the full four quarters, racking up a 39-7 win at home.
Zavious Chineth continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 57 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Montbello's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Northfield, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
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