Football Game Preview: St. Petersburg Green Devils vs. Northeast Vikings + Official Tickets

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Previous 6 Games

11/06/24 - Home	42-0 W
09/29/23 - Away	31-7 W
10/03/22 - Home	47-46 W
09/17/21 - Away	7-50 L
10/30/20 - Home	0-35 L
10/25/19 - Away	21-35 L

St. Petersburg and Northeast are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Green Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Petersburg has given up an average of 34.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

St. Petersburg is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of Largo.

Although St. Petersburg took the loss, they still got scores from Christopher Tank Jr and Blake Dickinson.

Even if they lost, St. Petersburg's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece.

Northeast's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Boca Ciega last Friday. The Vikings enjoyed a cozy 23-7 victory over Osceola. The matchup marked the Vikings' most dominant win of the season.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tyson Drummond and David McGruder. Drummond rushed for 78 yards and one score while McGruder rushed for 34 yards and one TD.

Northeast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Northeast didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Javontae Simmons and Adrian Brown. Simmons also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with nine. Robert Swain was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).

Northeast has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for St. Petersburg, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Everything came up roses for St. Petersburg against Northeast when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Green Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.