Naperville North waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Neuqua Valley Wildcats 42-0 at home. With that win, the Huskies brought their scoring average up to 28.1 points per game.
Jacob Bell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 284 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. What's more, he also racked up 20 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Nicholas Manzardo was Bell's top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Naperville North's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Gabriel Hill was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Naperville North has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Neuqua Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Naperville North will face off against Homewood-Flossmoor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Naperville North will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Neuqua Valley, they will square off against Metea Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neuqua Valley is facing Metea Valley at the right time seeing as Metea Valley is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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