Football Recap: Currituck County Knights vs. Northeastern Eagles
A victory for Currituck County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 52-3 defeat at the hands of the Northeastern Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Eagles are ranked 81st).
Devin Duke threw for 52 yards on five of 13 attempts. On the ground,
Kayden Smith rushed for 43 yards.
It was another big night for Trevaris Jones, who threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns for Northeastern. Jones has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. 81 of Jones' passing yards were hauled in by Unique Blount, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Currituck County now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Northeastern, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Currituck County wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 52-20 victory against First Flight on the 1st. As for Northeastern, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-12 win against Pasquotank County on the 1st.
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