Sullivan County is 1-7 against Northwest Area since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sullivan County Griffins will head out to challenge the Northwest Area Rangers at 7:30 p.m.
Sullivan County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Millville on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sullivan County had to suffer through a 72-14 loss at the hands of Millville. The Griffins were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-4.
Meanwhile, Northwest Area came tearing into Tuesday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 41-35 W over the Tigers.
Northwest Area has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.6 points per game. As for Sullivan County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Sullivan County took a serious blow against Northwest Area when the teams last played back in January, falling 52-8. Can Sullivan County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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