Football Preview: Northeast Raiders vs. Westside Seminoles
A classic East v. West matchup is on the schedule. The Northeast Raiders will challenge the Westside Seminoles at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Northeast's defense has only allowed 12.1 points per game this season, so Westside's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Wednesday, Northeast and Central were almost perfectly matched up, but Northeast suffered a 7-6 defeat.
Meanwhile, Westside put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Jackson a 42-0 shutout. The Seminoles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 27 points or more this season.
Taylor Talton was nothing short of spectacular: she rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 71 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Sade' Reid, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Westside pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.0 points per game. As for Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Northeast suffered a grim 32-8 defeat to Westside in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northeast was down 26-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
