Football Preview: Northeastern Jets vs. Fairbanks Panthers
Northeastern and Fairbanks are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Northeastern Jets will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Fairbanks Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Northeastern will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Triad on Friday. Northeastern blew past Triad 47-18 on the road. The Jets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Cody Houseman went supernova for Northeastern, rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Houseman a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Spriggs, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northeastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Northeastern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Caleb Moone.
Meanwhile, Fairbanks waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 48-36 win over the Indians.
Northeastern's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Fairbanks, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Northeastern beat Fairbanks 13-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Northeastern repeat their success, or does Fairbanks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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