Two dominant signal callers in Caleb Williams and Ryder Norton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Crowley Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Northwest Texans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crowley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season.
Crowley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering North Crowley just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They were dealt a 65-21 loss at the hands of the Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Crowley got top-tier performance from Williams, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 104 yards on ten of 15 attempts. Williams' longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, Crowley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 18-10 to Timber Creek.
Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Crowley, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-4.
Crowley was dealt a bruising 37-2 loss at the hands of Northwest in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Crowley, Jake Strong (who threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 113 yards on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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