The matchup between Northfield and Southwood on Friday hardly resembled the 13-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Northfield Norsemen won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Southwood Knights 35-34. The win was some much needed relief for the Norsemen as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Northfield was led to victory by Kameron Pratt and Jake / Phil Perney. Pratt rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while Perney rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Pratt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Northfield's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jaden Baer, Pratt, and Carter Rodgers picked up one apiece.
Despite the loss, Southwood still got an impressive performance from Griffin Chambers, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Chambers got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 76 yards. Emery Liddick was Chambers' top target, picking up 46 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Northfield's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Southwood, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northfield will face off against Manchester at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Southwood, they will square off against Wabash at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwood is facing Wabash at the right time seeing as Wabash is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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