Saegertown hasn't had much luck against Northwestern recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe Northwestern Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Saegertown will bounce into Friday's match after beating Cochranton, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Saegertown never let Cochranton onto the board and left with a 55-0 win on Friday. The Panthers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Northwestern had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Union City 28-6 on Saturday. The Wildcats pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
Northwestern's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was David White, who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Brody Bickenhouser handled things on the ground, rushing for 90 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northwestern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Northwestern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Avery Merritt and Reese Gonzales.
Saegertown now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Northwestern, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Saegertown took a serious blow against Northwestern when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 48-12. Thankfully for Saegertown, Ryan Tewell (who threw for 316 yards and five touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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