Northwood and Portola are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Northwood Timberwolves will challenge the Portola Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwood has four straight victories, Portola has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Portola heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Northwood took over last week. Northwood walked away with a 14-7 win over Woodbridge on Friday. While the Timberwolves didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Portola came up short against Beckman on Friday and fell 20-7.
Northwood's victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-0. As for Portola, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Northwood against Portola in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 35-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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