Football Preview: Northeast Vikings vs. St. Petersburg Green Devils
The Northeast Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Northeast has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while St. Petersburg will arrive with three straight wins.
Northeast and Osceola met for a duel last Monday where Northeast couldn't get it done. Northeast took a 19-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Osceola.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg beat Largo 20-7 on Friday. The Green Devils pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Packers cut but never quite recovered from.
Jeffery Jones was his usual excellent self, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Zy'Quayvion Williams handled things on the ground, rushing for 94 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Petersburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for St. Petersburg, their record now sits at 6-1.
Northeast suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to St. Petersburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Northeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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