Football Preview: East Tigers vs. Northland Vikings
East is 1-8 against Northland since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Tigers will host the Northland Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mifflin, posting a 73-6 win on the road. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 30 points or more this season.
Aaron Britford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 108 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 75 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards. Daequan Lindsey also helped with two touchdowns in total.
East's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Lindsey, Kenyon Downing, Marsean Bowles, and Bowles picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Mifflin's side was Mar?Qwez Mattox, who picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, Northland beat KIPP Columbus 14-6 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly eight points.
East's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Northland, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
East took a serious blow against Northland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 49-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northland's David ?Amir? Brown, who rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Now that East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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