The Northwestern Bulls will head out to face off against the Key West Conchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwestern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.6 points per game this season.
Northwestern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Central, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Northwestern was ranked 23rd). Northwestern fell just short of Central by a score of 24-21 on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Bulls have let down their home crowd.
Northwestern's defeat came about despite a quality game from Leon Strawder, who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Nicholas Lennear.
Meanwhile, Key West came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 42-29. The Conchs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Key West, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Northwestern was able to grind out a solid win over Key West in their previous meeting back in November of 2020, winning 28-20. Will Northwestern repeat their success, or does Key West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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