Northwood is 7-0 against Washington since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northwood Falcons will challenge the Washington Lions at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Northwood's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Washington has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Northwood didn't have too much trouble with Woodlawn-Shreveport on the road as they won 40-22. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Knights are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kyran Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 122 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Bentzler, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Washington entered their match against North DeSoto on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Washington fell to North DeSoto 20-14.
Washington might have lost, but man, Aaron Dillard was a machine: he rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown.
Washington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Vincent Blake and Devondre Johnson.
Northwood's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Washington, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-2.
Thursday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Johnson and Dillard. Johnson has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 153.4 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Dillard has averaged 95.4 rushing yards per game this season.
Everything came up roses for Northwood against Washington in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 35-8 win. Does Northwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Washington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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