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The North Central Wolfpack will venture away from home to face off against the Deer Park Stags at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Central will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against Riverside on Friday. The Wolfpack were the clear victors by a 34-14 margin over the Rams. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wolfpack just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Deer Park). They had just enough and edged out Clarkston 24-22. The score was all tied up 15-15 at the break, but the Stags were the better team in the second half.
North Central better keep an eye on Carter Criss. He was instrumental in Deer Park's win, rushing for 128 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Deer Park's run defense was locked in: Clarkston could only muster zero yards per carry. The Stags' ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.3.
Deer Park's record is now 2-3. As for North Central, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
North Central might still be hurting after the 40-20 defeat they got from Deer Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Wolfpack avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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