The Northampton Yellowjackets will face off against the Middlesex Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northampton comes in on eight and Middlesex on four.
Northampton will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 35) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 36-34 win over Nandua.
Meanwhile, Middlesex got themselves on the board against Mathews on Friday, but Mathews never followed suit. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Blue Devils , sneaking past 2-0. The two-point effort marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Northampton's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.5 points per game. As for Middlesex, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything went Northampton's way against Middlesex in their previous matchup back in October, as Northampton made off with a 42-18 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Middlesex's Jaquan Griffin, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northampton still be able to contain Griffin? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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