Northwestern has gone 6-0 against Fort Mill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northwestern Trojans will challenge the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwestern has seven straight wins, Fort Mill has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Northwestern really took it to Clover for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-23 victory at home. Considering the Trojans have won four contests by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Finley Polk was his usual excellent self, throwing for 319 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 63 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jayden Nichols, who picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Fort Mill was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 28-23 to Rock Hill. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Bearcats are ranked 46th).
Northwestern pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Fort Mill, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Northwestern against Fort Mill when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 51-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwestern since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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