Northwestern and Bladensburg are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Northwestern Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bladensburg Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Maryland (Northwestern is ranked 229th, while Bladensburg is ranked 251st).
On Tuesday, Northwestern didn't have too much trouble with High Point on the road as they won 30-15. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northwestern.
Meanwhile, Bladensburg's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Parkdale at home and fell 57-14. Bladensburg was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-5.
Northwestern's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-11. As for Bladensburg, they dropped their record down to 2-13 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went Northwestern's way against Bladensburg in their previous meeting back in January as Northwestern made off with a 39-19 win. Will Northwestern repeat their success, or does Bladensburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
