Football Preview: Northeastern Eagles vs. Currituck County Knights
Northeastern is 10-0 against Currituck County since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northeastern Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Currituck County Knights at 7:00 p.m. Northeastern will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Currituck County's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Northeastern hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. Northeastern breezed by Manteo on the road to the tune of 52-0 on Friday. Considering the Eagles have won seven contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Trevaris Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 206 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Khamani Bennett, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Currituck County's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 28-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pasquotank County.
Northeastern's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Currituck County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Northeastern strolled past Currituck County when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 49-35. Will Northeastern repeat their success, or does Currituck County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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