The Northeastern Eagles will challenge the James Kenan Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northeastern comes in on 13 and James Kenan on three.
Northeastern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over West Craven. Northeastern might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Northeastern had a senior duo take command as Trevaris Jones threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes and Ty'Jae Simpson gained 196 total yards. The dominant performance also gave Simpson a new career-high in rushing yards (149).
Northeastern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaquon Douglas and Khamani Bennett. Northeastern got some further help from Zion Demps: he picked up three sacks and made six total tackles.
Northeastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but James Kenan ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They slipped by Wallace-Rose Hill 14-13.
The critical scores for James Kenan came from Jeremiah Hall and David (Cito) Zeleya.
Northeastern pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for James Kenan, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Northeastern has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 312.9 passing yards per game. James Kenan, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 245 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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