Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northern). They claimed a resounding 54-24 win over the Thomas Stone Cougars at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Thomas Stone's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Terrence Merchant, who gained 94 total yards and two touchdowns, and Trey Lewis, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance also gave Merchant a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory got Northern back to even at 2-2. As for Thomas Stone, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northern will challenge Great Mills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Great Mills' defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so Northern's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Thomas Stone, they will square off against Lackey at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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