Northside and Houston County are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Northside Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Houston County Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northside is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Northside's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Coffee on Monday. They were dealt a 41-0 defeat at the hands of the Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Trojans are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Houston County on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Veterans out of the water with a 56-0 final score. That 56 point margin sets a new team best for the Bears this season.
It was another big night for Antwann Hill Jr, who threw for 302 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Isaiah Mitchell was another key player, picking up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Houston County's defense and their five sacks. Kam Brown was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Northside's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Houston County, their win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Northside took a serious blow against Houston County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-14. Can Northside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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