Orange City hosts an NAIA showdown on Saturday as third ranked Northwestern hosts top ranked Morningside. Both teams enter unbeaten and the winner is on the doorstep of a Great Plains Conference championship..
That’s Morningside coach Steve Ryan. The Mustangs are averaging more than 630 yards of offense per game and have topped the 60 point mark four times in their last five games. Ryan knows the Red Raider defense presents a much tougher challenge.
The Morningside defense is yielding less than 12 points per game but Ryan says Northwestern quarterback Tyson Kooima’s ability to run and pass is a unique challenge.
Northwestern coach Matt McCarty says there is no way of downplaying this game.
McCarty says it will take great team defense to show down Morningside.
A Northwestern ground game that averages 195 yards per game could help keep the Morningside offense off the field.
Kickoff on Korver Field is slated for 1 pm.
