Northridge and Woods Cross are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Northridge Knights will take on the Woods Cross Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northridge will head out to face Woods Cross after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Northridge fell 29-21 to Bonneville. The Knights have struggled against the Lakers recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Northridge had strong showings from Jaxon Fresques, who picked up 187 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Tre Nye, who threw for 441 yards and three touchdowns. Fresques is becoming a predictor of Northridge's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of that aerial production (80 yards to be exact) also went to Andrew Ortiz.
Meanwhile, Woods Cross lost to Roy on the road by a 33-14 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Royals are ranked sixth).
Northridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Woods Cross, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Northridge has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 270.9 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Woods Cross, though, as they've been averaging only 72.7. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Northridge ended up a good deal behind Woods Cross in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 38-21. Can Northridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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