After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Northwood is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Richard Montgomery Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Northwood's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Wheaton on Friday. They were beaten by the Knights 35-0. The loss continues a trend for the Gladiators in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Richard Montgomery also failed to score in their most recent game. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of Northwest. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Jaguars are ranked 24th).
Northwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Richard Montgomery, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Northwood took a serious blow against Richard Montgomery in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 49-13. Thankfully for Northwood, Anthony Dixon Jr (who threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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