Northridge has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Paul W. Bryant Stampede at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Northridge is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Hueytown on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northridge was outmatched by Hueytown at home and fell 52-10. The Jaguars have struggled against the Golden Gophers recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Paul W. Bryant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. The match between them and Bessemer City wasn't particularly close, with Paul W. Bryant falling 27-10. While losing is never fun, the Stampede can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Tigers are ranked 71st).
Northridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Paul W. Bryant, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Northridge came up short against Paul W. Bryant when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 27-21. Thankfully for Northridge, Edwin Merriweather Iii (who threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) 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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