Great Mills is 1-8 against Northern since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Great Mills Hornets will face off against the Northern Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Great Mills' defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so Northern's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Great Mills took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Leonardtown by a score of 26-13.
A big part of Great Mills' victory came down to the chemistry between Kian Bush and his top target Demariae Thomas. Bush rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown while Thomas picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bush a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Great Mills' defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brandon ?BAM? Berzins and Tae?Qarie Medley, who racked up four sacks between them. ?BAM? Berzins also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Brayden Brashear was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northern). They claimed a resounding 54-24 win over Thomas Stone at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
The victory got Great Mills back to even at 2-2. As for Northern, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Great Mills barely slipped by Northern in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 36-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Great Mills since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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