The Northville Mustangs will face off against the Fordson Tractors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
Fordson is hoping to do what Novi couldn't on Friday: put an end to Northville's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Northville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 27-25 victory over Novi.
Among those leading the charge was Cooper Derkach, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Northville is undefeated when Derkach posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Northville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fordson unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by Belleville 31-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Tractors in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Northville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Fordson, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-3.
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