The North Park Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Otis Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Park has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Otis will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Saturday, North Park ended up a good deal behind Prairie and lost 40-26.
Although North Park took the loss, they still got scores from Gavin Pittington, Tristan Telck, Beck Paulsen, and Paulsen.
North Park wouldn't let Prairie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Levi Wofford was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Otis blew past Genoa-Hugo, posting a 66-7 victory at home. With the Bulldogs ahead 54-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Otis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
North Park's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Otis, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. North Park has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 166.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Otis struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for North Park against Otis in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, as the squad secured a 69-6 victory. In that match, North Park amassed a halftime lead of 51-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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