It's only two games, but the script is playing out perfectly for the Northwestern Tigers. With convincing wins over Notre Dame (Green Pond) and Bangor and a first-team defensive unit that hasn't allowed a point in either game, the Tigers are 2-0 and appear to be everything they were supposed to be coming into the season.

Of course, when you're outscoring your opponents 73-6, it's relatively easy to win games.

A quick look at the standings shows that the Tigers next opponent, Pen Argyl, is 0-2. Combine that with what Northwestern has shown in their first two games and you might think that you can just put win number three in the books and start looking ahead.

When you do that, you see that the next three opponents have a combined record of 2-4 and you start to think that this is all going to be very easy.

Stop right there.

"We can't afford to look ahead, because that's when you start getting yourself into trouble," said coach Josh Snyder. "I know it's a cliché, but you take it one game at a time, because each team presents their own unique challenges and you don't want to overlook anything."

You know the old saying, close only matters in horse shoes and hand grenades, but the Pen Argyl Green Knights are close to being 2-0 rather than 0-2. Palmerton had to stage a frantic rally to beat Pen Argyl last week and the Knights dropped a tough 21-14 opener to Northern Lehigh in week one.

"Pen Argyl is one of those teams that you have to really prepare for," Snyder said. "They're well coached and they've played pretty well, but just haven't been able to close out their first two games, so you know they're going to be looking to make a statement.

"It doesn't help that the game is on their field. They can be tough and we're going to have to play well, protect the football and work hard."

While the defense is unrelenting, Northwestern's offense continues to pound the ball and have averaged just over 300 yards of total offense per game in their first two contests.

With a Colonial League leading 318 yards rushing, junior Harry Hall has accounted for over 50 percent of the Tigers offense.

Much of the reason for that is because the Tigers have been able to generate leads and look to just pound the ball.

It's going to be interesting to see what the offense does if it's opened up a notch and the passing game really begins to come into play.

"Offensively, we've done well, but we had some mistakes against Notre Dame that we think we've corrected," said Snyder. "The offensive line is coming together really well, so I'm not convinced that we have seen the best of our offense.

"Frankie [Dangello] can still throw the ball and Cam [Richardson] can still make plays, so we still have more weapons that we can go to."

Factor in that Northwestern will be looking for a little revenge for a 28-13 loss to the Green Knights last season and there is plenty for the Tigers to focus on this week as they look to keep their undefeated record intact.

In that game, seniors Mike DePaolo and Ryan Lobb accounted for 288 yards of rushing against the Tigers, but both have graduated and the Knights offense is much more pass oriented this season, with sophomore quarterback Logan Ruppert accounting for a huge chunk of the offense both in passing and rushing.