Northwest is 7-0 against South since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northwest Grizzlies and the South Titans will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 7:00 p.m. Northwest will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Northwest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Southeast by a score of 35-24. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Golden Buffalo are ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Augie Fast continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Mason, who rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 239 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, South hadn't done well against Heights recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went South's way against Heights as South made off with a 41-21 win. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won four games by 20 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jay'Den Kirk-Mcgowan and Darius Rogers. Kirk-Mcgowan had a great game and rushed for 248 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Rogers was balling out in the loss, rushing for 66 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards.
South didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Larry Sandifer and Rashawn Johnson. Johnson also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because South is 5-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
South is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.2 points per game. As for Northwest, their record now sits at 8-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Northwest has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 267.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 258.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Northwest against South in their previous meeting back in October, as the squad secured a 62-8 victory. Will Northwest repeat their success, or does South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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