The Northwestern Huskies will take on the Waynedale Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwestern has given up an average of 39.4 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Northwestern is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They were beaten by Hillsdale 49-7. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waynedale). They enjoyed a cozy 23-7 win over Chippewa on Friday. The Golden Bears haven't had any issues with the Chipps recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Waynedale found their leader in sophomore Maddox Kidd, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 116 yards and one TD. Those 120 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Kidd.
Waynedale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Waynedale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jayden Hochstetler.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Waynedale, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Northwestern suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Waynedale in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Huskies, Ethan Garrod (who rushed for 235 yards and three scores while picking up 11.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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