Football Preview: West Liberty-Salem Tigers vs. Northeastern Jets
West Liberty-Salem is 7-2 against Northeastern since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will face off against the Northeastern Jets at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Last Friday, West Liberty-Salem took their game at home with ease, bagging a 33-6 win over Madison Plains. Considering the Tigers have won three matchups by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Northeastern entered their tilt with Cedarville on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Indians 44-8 on the road. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Jets had established a 34 point advantage.
Diezel Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 119 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punching 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 contests.
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 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. In that game, West Liberty-Salem amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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