Northwestern and Black River are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Northwestern Huskies will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Black River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Northwestern is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were beaten by Keystone 62-14 on Friday. The loss leaves the Huskies without a win on the season.
Meanwhile, Black River took a blow against Hillsdale on Friday, falling 44-12. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Northwestern came up short against Black River in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 12-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Black River's Jayce Hopek, who rushed for 174 yards and a touchdown. Now that Northwestern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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