Northeastern put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 16-12 W over the Centerville Bulldogs. The 16-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Northeastern came from Trent Deloney and Dylan Ross.
Northeastern wouldn't let Centerville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northeastern can thank Charlie Shaffer and Thane Berger for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Shaffer is now averaging an impressive 6.3 total tackles per game.
When it comes to explaining why Centerville lost, don't look at Maddox Pritchett. Despite the final result, he rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 40 receiving yards.
Northeastern's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Centerville, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Northeastern and Shenandoah are set to duel on Friday. Northeastern's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Shenandoah's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Centerville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Union County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centerville is facing Union County at the right time seeing as Union County is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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