Northwestern earned some postseason bragging rights after a successful outing on Friday. They took their game against Heritage 31-19. 31 seems to be a good number for Northwestern as the team scooped up a win with the same point total in their last-week contest.
It took a quarter to shake off the cobwebs, but after zero first-quarter points, the Northwestern offense picked up 14 points in the second quarter. Heritage countered with 6 points, leaving the score at 14-6 going into the half. The offense for Northwestern continued to do well in the second half, scoring another 17 points to put the game away.
The victory bumped Northwestern's record up to 7-5. The defeat dropped Heritage's record to 9-3.
Northwestern will take on Central in the third round of the playoffs at 7:30 PM next week. Both of these red-hot teams will try to put the other on ice to keep their winning streaks alive. As for Heritage, they do not have any more games currently scheduled.
Playoff bracket for these teams
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