Northridge hasn't had much luck against Johnstown-Monroe recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northridge Vikings will welcome the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Northridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Newark Catholic on Friday as Northridge made off with a 42-20 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Northridge found their leader in underclassman Jayce Golden, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Dylan Chambers, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Northridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ben Aamodt and Chambers. The dominant performance also gave Aamodt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Johnstown-Monroe had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-13 win over the Bulldogs at home. Considering the Johnnies have won four matches by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Nana Owusu, who rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Myers, who rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Johnstown-Monroe's defense and their four sacks. Aj Hollis was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Northridge's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2. As for Johnstown-Monroe, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Northridge came up short against Johnstown-Monroe in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 26-14. Thankfully for Northridge, Kaynen Lindsey (who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns) 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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