After two games on the road, South Bend St. Joseph is heading back home. They will host the NorthWood Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Bend St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by South Bend Riley to the tune of 35-0. The high-scoring effort was just what the Huskies needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask NorthWood). They blew past South Bend Washington 60-28 on Friday. Given NorthWood's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while South Bend Washington is ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Landon Perry was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
South Bend St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for NorthWood, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
South Bend St. Joseph was taken down by NorthWood 52-10 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perry, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that South Bend St. Joseph knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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