Northville extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Cooper Derkach. The Northville Mustangs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Novi Wildcats on Friday, sneaking past 27-25 thanks in part to Derkach, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Northville's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Derkach was just one part of a punishing run game: Northville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Novi's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Logan Ellison, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. Christian Gillings also helped out with an impressive 89 receiving yards.
Northville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Novi, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Northville wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 27-14 victory against Fordson on the 25th. Novi has also already played their next contest, a 38-14 loss against Dearborn on the 25th.
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