After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fremont, Northridge was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They snuck past the West Field Longhorns with a 42-38 victory. The win almost wasn't to be: the Knights were down 31-13 in the second quarter.
Grant Slater went supernova, throwing for 357 yards and five TDs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (120.4).
Northridge's run defense was locked in: West Field could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Makai So'o for the heroic effort on defense: he. Northridge's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.1.
Easton Eilertson and Gavin Ortegon certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Eilertson threw for 383 yards and four touchdowns, while Ortegon picked up 196 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Eilertson has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Phoenix Sandoval was in the mix as well, providing West Field with two TDs.
Northridge's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for West Field, they moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Coming up, Northridge will head out on the road to take on Roy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Field, they will be playing at home against Layton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Longhorns will be up against the Lancers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 30.71 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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