An exciting North v. South battle is about to be fought. The Southwood Cowboys will take on the Northwood Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 17 straight losses, while Northwood will come in with three straight victories.
Southwood is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against North DeSoto on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southwood took a blow against North DeSoto, falling 62-11. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Griffins are ranked 55th).
Southwood's defeat came about despite a quality game from Kamron Lee, who rushed for 111 yards on only 12 carries. Lyquinton Pinkney also helped out with an impressive 100 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Northwood on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Bossier out of the water with a 48-6 final score. The matchup marked the Falcons' most dominant win of the season.
Southwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Northwood, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Southwood was taken down by Northwood 61-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2020. Can Southwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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