The Windsor Wizards will venture away from home to take on the Northridge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Windsor will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Windsor is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Niwot 59-7 on Friday. With the Wizards ahead 45-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Mason Moore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 67 yards and one TD on only five carries, while also throwing for 67 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Cam Johnson, who rushed for 72 yards and one score on only five carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Windsor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Windsor didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Miller and Isaiah Cronk. Cronk got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Northridge, as they earned their first away win of the season. They secured a 24-20 W over Greeley Central on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Grizzlies in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won six in a row.
Windsor better keep an eye on Yael Padilla. He was instrumental in Northridge's win, rushing for 89 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also picking up 30 receiving yards. The dominant performance also gave Padilla a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two).
Windsor's record now sits at 6-0. As for Northridge, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Windsor against Northridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 45-6 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Grizzlies' Sage Olsen, who rushed for 58 yards and one TD, and also picked up 70 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Wizards to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
