Northwestern has gone 4-0 against Saegertown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Saegertown Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Northwestern finally turned things around against Union City on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 28-6 victory. That 22 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Northwestern's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was David White, who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Brody Bickenhouser handled things on the ground, rushing for 90 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northwestern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Northwestern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Avery Merritt and Reese Gonzales.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Saegertown). They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-0 victory over Cochranton.
Northwestern's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Saegertown, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Northwestern against Saegertown in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 48-12 victory. In that contest, Northwestern amassed a halftime lead of 41-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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