Northwood is 0-10 against Rural Retreat since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northwood Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Rural Retreat Indians at 6:00 p.m. Northwood comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Northwood suffered their biggest defeat since December 18, 2023 on Tuesday. They were the victim of a rough 34-14 defeat at the hands of Chilhowie.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Rural Retreat's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Honaker, falling 52-23. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Rural Retreat has scored all season.
Northwood's defeat was their 19th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Rural Retreat, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6.
Northwood took a serious blow against Rural Retreat in their previous meeting on January 9th, falling 65-13. Can Northwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
