The Northwood Academy Chargers will face off against the Hammond Skyhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwood Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.4 points per game this season.
Northwood Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Porter-Gaud just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 28-12 bruising from the Cyclones. The Chargers were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than 31 points in the four matchups prior) but the Cyclones' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Hammond put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Augusta Christian 51-16 at home. The Skyhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 28 points or more this season.
Immanuel Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Another back making a difference was Kinson Holland, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hammond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Northwood Academy fell to 7-1. As for Hammond, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Northwood Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hammond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 217.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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