Northwood Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Porter-Gaud Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Northwood Academy's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Cardinal Newman offense got past them. Northwood Academy strolled past Cardinal Newman with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 49-31. The win almost wasn't to be: the Chargers were down 28-7 in the fourth quarter.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Keshon Singleton and Caleb Ford. Singleton had a great game and rushed for 171 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Ford did his best for the losing side, rushing for 115 yards.
One reason for the win was Northwood Academy's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Will Watts and Garrett Andy, who racked up four sacks between them. Andy also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Northwood Academy got some further help from Mourice Davis: he made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwood Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cardinal Newman only rushed for 157.
Meanwhile, Porter-Gaud waltzed into their match last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Highlanders at home to the tune of 44-0. The Cyclones might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Jammall Fludd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Another player making a difference was Nolen Shuman, who rushed for 73 yards.
Northwood Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Porter-Gaud, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
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