The Northland Vikings will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Perry Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Northland is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Northland will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 42) but last Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Beechcroft , sneaking past 17-14.
Jayden Cherry was a one-man wrecking crew for Northland as he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 53 yards.
Another reason for the win was Northland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Tyreek Lewis led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Perry on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew GlenOak out of the water with a 69-14 final score. That 55 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
Northland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Perry, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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