It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northwestern had no problem doing just that on Friday. They breezed by the Greenwood Eagles to the tune of 35-6. Considering the Trojans have won nine contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Finley Polk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 244 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. A healthy portion of Polk's aerial production (105 yards to be exact) went to Jayden Nichols, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Northwestern wouldn't let Greenwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northwestern can thank Kahlil Williamson and Andre Pickett for forcing both of them. Northwestern got some further help from Mason Grier: he made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended three passes.
The victory for Northwestern keeps them at an undefeated 12-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.7 points. As for Greenwood, they moved to 9-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Northwestern will be playing in front of their home fans against Gaffney at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwestern is on a six-game streak of home wins, Gaffney a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Greenwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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