Northridge hasn't had much luck against Milton-Union recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northridge Polar Bears will look to defend their home field against the Milton-Union Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Northridge sitting on five straight victories and Milton-Union on four.
Northridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Troy Christian 68-7 on the road on Friday. Considering the Polar Bears have won three matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Milton-Union got themselves on the board against Bethel on Friday, but Bethel never followed suit. They breezed by the Bees at home to the tune of 49-0. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Seth Lowry was a one-man wrecking crew for Milton-Union as he rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Payton Mayfield, who gained 167 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Milton-Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Milton-Union's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Bethel's QB won't forget Simon Zank anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Northridge's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Milton-Union, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Northridge and Milton-Union were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Northridge suffered an agonizing 21-20 loss. Will Northridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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