Football Game Preview: Fort Wayne Snider Panthers vs. Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins

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Previous Games

10/04/24 - Away	49-14 W
09/29/23 - Home	49-7 W
09/30/22 - Home	48-0 W
10/29/21 - Home	21-15 W
10/01/21 - Away	42-12 W
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Fort Wayne Snider has gone a perfect 10-0 against Fort Wayne Northrop recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Panthers will host the Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Fort Wayne Snider has given up an average of 28.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Fort Wayne Snider's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Homestead on Friday. They had to suffer through a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Spartans are ranked 40th).

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop hadn't done well against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Bruins had just enough and edged out the Saints 21-18. Those 21 points were actually the fewest the Bruins have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Levi Portee and Kobe Reese. Portee rushed for 53 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries while Reese rushed for 84 yards and one touchdown. Those 84 rushing yards gave Reese a new career-high.

Fort Wayne Northrop was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Fort Wayne Northrop didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dee Hogue and Anthony Harris.

This is the second loss in a row for Fort Wayne Snider and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

Everything came up roses for Fort Wayne Snider against Fort Wayne Northrop in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 49-14 win. In that contest, the Panthers amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.