It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northfield can now relate to. They lost 26-6 to the Ralston Valley Mustangs on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 32 points in the game before, the Nighthawks couldn't push the score so high this time.
Even if they lost, Northfield's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Freya Erickson. She is also on a roll when it comes to sacks, as she's now sacked two or more in the last five games she's played.
With the defeat, Northfield broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-5. As for Ralston Valley, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Northfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ralston Valley, they will square off against Valor Christian at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Valor Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.6 points per game this season.
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