The Portage Northern Huskies will square off against the Byron Center Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Portage Northern beats Byron Center with 46 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Everything went the Huskies' way against Lakeshore on Friday as they made off with a 46-21 victory. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Keniel Ortiz
| 10/24/25 @ Lakeshore | 144 |
| 10/17/25 vs Norrix | 25 |
| 09/05/25 @ Midland | 138 |
Keniel Ortiz was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 144 yards and two TDs. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.3 rushing yards per game.
Ortiz was just one part of a punishing run game: Portage Northern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Meanwhile, Byron Center came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Morris by a score of 38-26. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 31-7 by the end of the third, a deficit Morris cut but never quite recovered from.
Portage Northern's record is now 7-2. As for Byron Center, their record now sits at 6-3.
Portage Northern took their win against Byron Center when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 44-22 score. Will the Huskies repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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4th Quarter ~5 minutes to go
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