The Northwest Lions will head out on the road to take on the Hazelwood West Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwest has three straight wins, Hazelwood West has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northwest will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Fox, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. The Lions breezed past the Warriors to the tune of 48-20 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-14.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood West scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost to Hazelwood Central on the road by a 27-13 margin.
Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Hazelwood West, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Northwest's way against Hazelwood West in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Northwest made off with a 35-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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