Northwood played in-conference for the first time on Thursday and got just the result they were looking for. They walked away with a 20-7 win over the Fountain Valley Barons. The Timberwolves have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Barons, too.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dylan D'Epifanio, who threw for 242 yards and a pair of TDs.
Northwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elliot Kwon and Isaiah Arriola.
Northwood moved to 4-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Fountain Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Northwood and Fountain Valley could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Timberwolves (ranked 366th) will meet Dana Hills (ranked 41st) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Fountain Valley will take on Aliso Niguel at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (499 vs. 114).
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