On Friday, Northwest faced Quince Orchard in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Northwest Jaguars took a 24-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Quince Orchard Cougars. The Jaguars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
Rahmise Jones and Jayden Vongprachanh-Nelson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Jones picked up 164 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Vongprachanh-Nelson threw for 233 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt. The dominant performance also gave Vongprachanh-Nelson a new career-high in rushing yards (55).
Even if they lost, Northwest's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Anthony Gengarella was the leader with two.
Northwest's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. As for Quince Orchard, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northwest will challenge Einstein at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Einstein will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Quince Orchard, they will square off against Sherwood at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Quince Orchard is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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