South Florence was the 57-30 winner over Northwestern when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The South Florence Bruins were outmatched by the Northwestern Trojans on the road and fell 48-7. The Bruins were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-0.
Messiah Jackson threw for 168 yards on ten of 25 attempts, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Jayden Sellers was his top target, picking up 89 receiving yards. On the ground,
Cameron James rushed for 35 yards.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Finley Polk and his top target Kameron Vance. Polk threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns while Vance picked up 140 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Polk is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
This is the second loss in a row for South Florence and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Northwestern, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
South Florence will look to defend their home field on Friday against Fort Dorchester at 7:30 p.m. Fort Dorchester will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something South Florence surely won't give up without a fight. As for Northwestern, they will square off against South Pointe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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