The Morrow Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Northgate Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Morrow has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Northgate will arrive with six straight victories.
On Friday, Morrow took a blow against Lovejoy, falling 40-6. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Wildcats are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Northgate made easy work of McIntosh on Friday and carried off a 35-14 win. Considering the Vikings have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Northgate found their leader in sophomore Woody Schettini, who rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Those 278 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Schettini. Xavier King was in the mix too, providing Northgate with two scores.
Northgate's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Morrow, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Morrow didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Northgate in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 7-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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