Northern is 8-1 against Great Mills since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northern Patriots will welcome the Great Mills Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northern is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-24 win over Thomas Stone. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Great Mills, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Leonardtown by a score of 26-13 on Friday.
A big part of Great Mills' victory came down to the chemistry between Kian Bush and his top target Demariae Thomas. Bush rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown while Thomas picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bush a new career-high in rushing yards.
Great Mills' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Brandon ?BAM? Berzins and Tae?Qarie Medley, who racked up four sacks between them. ?BAM? Berzins also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Great Mills got some further help from Brayden Brashear: he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
The win got Northern back to even at 2-2. As for Great Mills, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Northern and Great Mills were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Northern suffered an agonizing 36-35 defeat. Will Northern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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