The Northfield Nighthawks will head out to square off against the Vista PEAK Prep Bison at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northfield's defense has only allowed 7.8 points per game this season, so Vista PEAK Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Northfield's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Denver East by a score of 42-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The result was nothing new for the Nighthawks, who have now won six contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
One reason for the win was Northfield's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Zandria Holliday.
Meanwhile, Vista PEAK Prep faced The Classical Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Bison came up short against the Titans, falling 31-6. The Bison have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Vista PEAK Prep saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Rilee Bergquist threw for 178 yards and one TD, and also rushed for 69 yards on only six carries.
Vista PEAK Prep's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Northfield, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Everything went Northfield's way against Vista PEAK Prep in their previous meeting on September 9th, as Northfield made off with a 30-6 win. In that game, the Nighthawks amassed a halftime lead of 22-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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