The Nandua Warriors will welcome the Northampton Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Nandua focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
If Nandua beats Northampton with 36 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Nandua strolled past Washington with points to spare, taking the game 36-18. The Warriors didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this win makes it their second in a row.
Nandua was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 77.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 185.8.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Nandua's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Keron Mathews with two. He has become a key player for Nandua: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-6 otherwise. Zachary Smith was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Northampton came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Firebirds 41-6. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won five games by 24 points or more so far this season.
Northampton's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.8 points per game. As for Nandua, their record now sits at 2-7.
Nandua strolled past Northampton in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 32-15. Does Nandua have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northampton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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