The Belvidere North Blue Thunder are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Harlem Huskies at 6:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Belvidere North: 11, Harlem: 14.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Belvidere North earned an 18-7 victory over Rockford Auburn.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harlem). They blew past Rockford East, posting a 44-0 win on the road. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Hari Young was her usual excellent self, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns. She is becoming a predictor of Harlem's success: when she posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when she doesn't).
Harlem didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Melanie Ellis and Hailey Murath.
Belvidere North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Harlem, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Belvidere North came up short against Harlem in their previous matchup back in September, falling 18-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Young, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Now that Belvidere North knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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