Coconut Creek couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against the Northwestern Bulls on Thursday, falling 45-0.
Leon Strawder went supernova for Northwestern, throwing for 231 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt. The team also got some help courtesy of Calvin Russell Jr., who picked up 124 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Coconut Creek will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Baylor at 7:30 p.m. on September 6th. As for Northwestern, they will head out on the road to face off against Venice at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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