Northwood hasn't had much luck against Wheaton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northwood Gladiators will square off against the Wheaton Knights at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Northwood can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They were outmatched by Whitman on the road and fell 52-0. The Gladiators' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it six in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 34-7, which was the final score in Wheaton's tilt against Clarksburg on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Coyotes: they've now lost four in a row.
Northwood lost to Wheaton on the road by a decisive 26-12 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Northwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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