Northwood is 8-0 against Jordan-Matthews since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northwood Chargers will look to defend their home field against the Jordan-Matthews Jets at 7:00 p.m.
Northwood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 33 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Southeast Alamance on Friday. They were beaten by the Stallions 41-6. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Stallions are ranked 134th).
Meanwhile, Jordan-Matthews was able to grind out a solid victory over Chatham Central on Friday, taking the game 14-6.
Jordan-Matthews was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Northwood's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Jordan-Matthews, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Northwood against Jordan-Matthews in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 49-0 victory. Will Northwood repeat their success, or does Jordan-Matthews have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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