Northwestern put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 57-23 victory over the Clover Blue Eagles at home. With the Trojans ahead 36-3 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Finley Polk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 319 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 63 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Jayden Nichols was another key player, picking up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Northwestern pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Clover, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Northwestern is taking a road trip to face off against Fort Mill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwestern is facing Fort Mill at the right time seeing as Fort Mill is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Clover, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Indian Land at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
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