After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Northridge is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Central Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northridge will be strutting in after a victory while Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Northridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-12 win over Brookwood. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguars considering their seven-point performance the match before.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Rowdy Christensen and his top target Mayson Elam. Christensen threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while Elam gained 185 total yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Christensen has posted since back in September of 2023. Magnus Greimel helped Christensen out on the ground, rushing for 111 yards on only eight carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matchups, Central finally came back down to earth on Friday. They lost 24-0 to Bessemer City. That makes it the first time this season the Falcons have let down their home crowd.
Northridge's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Central, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Northridge has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 264.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 237.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Northridge and Central were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Northridge came up empty-handed after a 13-12 defeat. Thankfully for Northridge, David McNeil (who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 168 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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