The matchup between Northern and Leonardtown on Thursday hardly resembled the 13-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Northern Patriots were the clear victor by a 49-28 margin over the Leonardtown Raiders. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won three matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Leonardtown lost, don't look at Zach Meade. Despite the final result, he rushed for 146 yards. That's the most rushing yards Meade has posted since back in November of 2023.
The victory (which was Northern's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. As for Leonardtown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northern will challenge Patuxent at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Patuxent is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45 points per game this season. As for Leonardtown, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against McDonough at 6:00 p.m.
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