On Friday, the Northwest Mustangs beat the Slater Wildcats 42-32. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Dane Palmer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 138 yards and five touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 239 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Slater lost, don't look at Chase Hemeyer. Despite the final result, he rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 136 yards and a touchdown.
Northwest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Slater, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Northwest has already played their next contest, a 68-32 victory against Keytesville on the 18th. As for Slater, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 68-48 win against Paris on the 18th.
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