The Northfield Nighthawks will head out on the road to take on the Aurora Central Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northfield is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Northfield's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Denver North 36-0. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Vikings are ranked 140th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 37-14 to Thomas Jefferson. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their meetings with the Spartans: they've now lost three in a row.
Northfield's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Aurora Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Northfield against Aurora Central when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 57-6 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Trojans' Markell Perkins, who rushed for 67 yards on only seven carries, and also threw for 75 yards and one TD on only five passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Nighthawks still be able to contain Perkins? There's only one way to find out.
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