Southport and Bloomington North are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges the Bloomington North Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southport will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Southport will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against Terre Haute South Vigo, falling 30-6.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Columbus North on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Bull Dogs were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 35-34 defeat. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Bloomington North's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Dash King, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and Jalen Williams, who picked up 67 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Southport's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Bloomington North, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Southport was taken down by Bloomington North 42-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Southport, Kijuan Hayes (who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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