Two dominant signal callers in Ryder Norton and Caleb Williams are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Northwest Texans will challenge the Crowley Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Northwest came up short against Timber Creek and fell 18-10.
Meanwhile, Crowley unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They were dealt a 65-21 defeat at the hands of North Crowley. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Panthers are ranked fifth).
Crowley might have lost, but man, Williams was a machine: he rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 104 yards on ten of 15 attempts. Williams' longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, Crowley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Crowley's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-4.
Everything came up roses for Northwest against Crowley when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 37-2 victory. In that contest, Northwest amassed a halftime lead of 25-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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