Northfield faced Chaparral in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Nighthawks and the Wolverines were almost perfectly matched up, but the Nighthawks suffered a 13-12 defeat. The contest was a 6-6 toss-up at halftime, but the Nighthawks couldn't quite close it out.
Aazurei Woahene threw for 173 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Caroline Cummings was her top target, picking up 106 receiving yards and two TDs.
A big part of Chaparral's win came down to the chemistry between Zoey Fink and her top target Salem Sherman. Fink threw for 195 yards and one touchdown while completing 77.3% of her passes while Sherman picked up 74 receiving yards and one score.
Northfield's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Chaparral, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Northfield wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 39-6 defeat against Denver South on the 9th. As for Chaparral, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-6 loss against Douglas County on the 9th.
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