The Northfield Nighthawks will challenge the Frederick Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Northfield will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Northfield didn't have too much trouble with George Washington as they won 40-21.
Ayden Douglas was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 62 yards. Owen Polishuk also helped out with an impressive 94 receiving yards.
Northfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Frederick). They never let Greeley West onto the board and left with a 59-0 win last Thursday. Considering the Golden Eagles have won seven games by more than 33 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Gavin Ishmael continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 230 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Braydin Rudman was another key player, picking up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Frederick pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.5 points per game. As for Northfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Northfield took a serious blow against Frederick when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 45-7. Can Northfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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