Southwood is 10-0 against Wabash since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southwood Knights will be playing at home against the Wabash Apaches at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses apiece dating back to last season.
Southwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They and Northfield were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Southwood suffered a 35-34 loss.
Despite the defeat, Southwood got top-tier performance from Griffin Chambers, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 76 yards. Emery Liddick was Chambers' top target, picking up 46 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Wabash was beaten by Peru 48-14 on Friday. The Apaches were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 20-0.
Although Wabash took the loss, they still got scores from Haiden Mcwhirt and Noah Baldwin.
Southwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wabash, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Southwood took their win against Wabash in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 41-20. Will Southwood repeat their success, or does Wabash have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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