Wawasee is 0-10 against NorthWood since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wawasee Warriors will head out to challenge the NorthWood Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Saturday, Wawasee had to suffer through a 55-6 loss at the hands of West Noble. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-6.
Meanwhile, NorthWood started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Portage. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 19-16 on Friday.
Wawasee's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for NorthWood, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Things could have been worse for Wawasee, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-21 loss to NorthWood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of NorthWood's Landon Perry, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Wawasee knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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