Fort Wayne Northrop and Fort Wayne North Side are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins will be playing at home against the Fort Wayne North Side Legends at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne Northrop is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Fort Wayne Northrop's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Homestead on Friday. They were dealt a 40-0 loss at the hands of the Spartans. That makes it the first time this season the Bruins have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Wayne North Side). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 49-20 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Legends considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Wayne North Side to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tristen Newsome, who threw for 174 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. Maalik Moore was Newsome's top target, picking up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fort Wayne North Side's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Sahsovion Harris, Bj Johnson, and Moore picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's side was James Early, who picked up four sacks and made five total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Fort Wayne Northrop's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Fort Wayne North Side, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Fort Wayne Northrop was taken down by Fort Wayne North Side 38-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Fort Wayne Northrop, Brauntae Johnson (who threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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