The Northtown Pumas will head out on the road to square off against the Niles North Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Northtown will head into Wednesday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They lost 19-13 to Holy Trinity. One positive for Northtown, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Niles North has finally found some success away from home. They fell just short of Vernon Hills by a score of 8-7 on Thursday.
Northtown's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Niles North, they now have a losing record at 7-8-1.
Northtown might still be hurting after the 16-4 defeat they got from Niles North in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Can Northtown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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