The Northwest Texans will head out on the road to square off against the Byron Nelson Bobcat at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Northwest will head out to face Byron Nelson after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Northwest took a blow against Southlake Carroll, falling 48-7. The Texans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, Byron Nelson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took down the Eagles 42-28. Given the Bobcat's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Eagles are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northwest moved to 6-1 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Byron Nelson, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Northwest strolled past Byron Nelson when the teams last played back in September of 2017 by a score of 30-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Byron Nelson's Nicholaus Santini, who threw for 235 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 74 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Northwest to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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