Northumberland is 1-6 against West Point since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northumberland Indians will head out on the road to face off against the West Point Pointers at 7:30 p.m. Northumberland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 235th, while West Point is ranked 11th).
Northumberland's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Rappahannock on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of the Raiders. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Northumberland has not been shut out since back in March.
Meanwhile, West Point put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Mathews onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Fans of West Point have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
This is the second loss in a row for Northumberland and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for West Point, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Northumberland suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to West Point in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Northumberland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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