Northwood won the last time they faced Washington, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Northwood Falcons blew past the Washington Lions 46-14 at home. Considering the Falcons have won three contests by more than 25 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jaxon Bentzler, who threw for 116 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Kyran Johnson helped Bentzler out on the ground, rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown, while also catching two touchdowns.
Northwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jerimiah Johnson and Justin Thomas. Northwood got some further help from Christian Blackmon: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for Northwood and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Washington, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwood will take on Bossier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season. As for Washington, they will square off against Minden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Minden's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so Washington's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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