Northwestern is 1-9 against Indian Lake since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northwestern Warriors will host the Indian Lake Lakers at 7:00 p.m. Northwestern's defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so Indian Lake's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Northwestern's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Graham Local offense got past them. Northwestern received a blow on Friday as they fell 37-21 to Graham Local. The Warriors' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Indian Lake had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Braves onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Braves are ranked 548th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Indian Lake can attribute much of their success to Quest Clay, who gained 35 total yards and two touchdowns, and Drake Cosby, who rushed for 116 yards. Those 116 rushing yards gave Cosby a new career-high.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Indian Lake, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Northwestern suffered a grim 35-14 defeat to Indian Lake in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Northwestern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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