Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greenfield/Northwestern). They blew past the North Greene Spartans, posting a 56-14 win on the road. Considering the Tigers have won three matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Greenfield/Northwestern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Greenfield/Northwestern's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Talon Albrecht and Griffin Rothe.
Despite the defeat, North Greene had strong showings from Logan Tepen, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Ethan Clark, who picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. Tepen showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 68 yards.
Greenfield/Northwestern's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for North Greene, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Greenfield/Northwestern will challenge Calhoun/Brussels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Calhoun/Brussels: 11, Greenfield/Northwestern: 6.5) so any points scored will be well earned. As for North Greene, they will square off against Carrollton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carrollton's defense has only allowed nine points per game this season, so North Greene's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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