The Northwest Indians's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Streetsboro Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Northwest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 36-30 W over Orange. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Lions are ranked 332nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Streetsboro put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Cardinal Mooney with a sharp 42-21 win. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Cohen Klimak, who rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 105 yards on eight of 12 attempts. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Streetsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Northwest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Streetsboro, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Northwest against Streetsboro when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as the squad secured a 49-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Streetsboro's Preston Hopperton, who picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Northwest to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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