Football Preview: Episcopal Knights vs. Northeast Vikings
Episcopal is 10-0 against Northeast since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Episcopal Knights and the Northeast Vikings are set to duel. The timing is sure in Episcopal's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Northeast has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Episcopal's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Thursday, when they got past Slaughter Community Charter's usually-dominant defense. Episcopal took down Slaughter Community Charter 41-22.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 50 points the game before, Northeast was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were beaten by Dunham 51-6. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Tigers are ranked 31st).
Episcopal's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Episcopal against Northeast when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 40-8 victory. Does Episcopal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northeast turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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