Northwood is 3-0 against Portola since September of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Northwood Timberwolves will square off against the Portola Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwood has three straight victories, Portola has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Northwood beats Portola with 39 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Northwood claimed a resounding 39-6 win over Irvine on the road. Considering the Timberwolves have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Portola fell victim to Rosary Academy and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They were beaten by the Royals 34-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 464th, while the Royals are ranked 124th).
Northwood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Portola, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Northwood didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Portola in their previous matchup back in September, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwood since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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