There's no place like home for North Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They snuck past the Chesterfield Golden Rams with a 40-35 win on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Jonathan Clarkson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of North Central's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Brayden Price was in the mix too, providing North Central with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
The victory snapped North Central's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Chesterfield, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Central will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Cheraw at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. As for Chesterfield, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Andrew Jackson at 7:30 p.m. Chesterfield is facing Andrew Jackson at the right time seeing as Andrew Jackson is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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