Football Preview: Hagerstown Tigers vs. Northeastern Knights
The Hagerstown Tigers will take on the Northeastern Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hagerstown has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Northeastern will come in with eight straight victories.
Hagerstown is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Tri on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hagerstown took a blow against Tri, falling 43-12. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-0.
Although Hagerstown took the loss, they still got scores from Isaac Schmitz and Jaxon Hale.
Meanwhile, Northeastern was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Knightstown 56-20 at home. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Northeastern had a senior duo take command as Colton Creech gained 213 total yards and three touchdowns and Blake Waters rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Hagerstown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Northeastern, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Hagerstown beat Northeastern 27-20 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Hagerstown repeat their success, or does Northeastern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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