Two dominant signal callers in Trevaris Jones and Kaegan Chambers are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Northeastern Eagles will take on the Monroe Redhawks in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Northeastern is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Northeastern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 24-14 victory over Whiteville. The 24-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Jones, who threw for 224 yards and one touchdown.
Northeastern wouldn't let Whiteville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northeastern can thank Carren Armstrong and Mekkhei Williams for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Monroe won against Shelby two weeks ago with 41 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went Monroe's way against Brevard as Monroe made off with a 41-15 win. Considering the Redhawks have won 12 contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Northeastern better keep an eye on Chambers. He was instrumental in Monroe's win, rushing for 277 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 164 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Chambers a new career-high in rushing yards. Jordan Young was Chambers' top target, picking up 122 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games.
Monroe's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.2 points. As for Northeastern, their win bumped their record up to 15-0.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Northeastern has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 312.9 passing yards per game. Monroe, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 232 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
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