Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northland). They blew past the Mifflin Punchers 58-6 at home on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their three-point performance the matchup before.
Northland found their leader in underclassman Akeilles Harrison, who threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards.
Northland's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Tyreek Lewis was the leader with two sacks.
Northland pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mifflin, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Northland will face off against Whetstone at 6:50 p.m. on Friday. Northland's defense has only allowed 9.4 points per game this season, so Whetstone's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mifflin, they will challenge Linden-McKinley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Linden-McKinley will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Mifflin surely won't give up without a fight.
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