Football Preview: West Liberty-Salem Tigers vs. Northeastern Jets
West Liberty-Salem has gone 7-2 against Northeastern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will take on the Northeastern Jets at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, West Liberty-Salem humbled Madison Plains with a 33-6 victory. Considering the Tigers have won three contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Northeastern came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Indians on the road to the tune of 44-8. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Jets had established a 34 point advantage.
It was another big night for Diezel Taylor, who threw for 119 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Northeastern also got a significant boost from Jackson Jones, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northeastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Northeastern's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mason Shockey and Cody Houseman.
The victory made it two in a row for West Liberty-Salem and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Northeastern, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Everything came up roses for West Liberty-Salem against Northeastern when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. In that contest, West Liberty-Salem amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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