Northgate fell victim to Laurel and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Laurel Spartans. The Flames haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Northgate lost, don't look at Sonteon Layne. Despite the final result, he rushed for 103 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 100 yards on eight of 17 attempts. The dominant performance gave Layne a new career-high in rushing yards.
Northgate's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Laurel, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Northgate will challenge South Side at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Side knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Northgate likes a good challenge. As for Laurel, they and Summit Academy are set to duel on Saturday. Laurel is facing Summit Academy at the right time seeing as Summit Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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