The Northside Patriots will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Northgate Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northgate took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Northside, who comes in off a win.
Northside is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Shaw. Everything went Northside's way against Shaw last Friday as Northside made off with a 33-12 victory. The Patriots pushed the score to 26-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders had little chance of recovering from.
Northside's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jai Jackson, who gained 140 total yards, and Kingston Rivers, who gained 141 total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Northside wouldn't let Shaw keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northside can thank Jaiden Jackson and Sam Laney for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Northgate's offense. They had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of Villa Rica. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Northside couldn't quite finish off Northgate when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 31-28. Thankfully for Northside, Evan Garrett (who rushed for 248 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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