Northumberland is 1-7 against Westmoreland since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Northumberland Indians will look to defend their home court against the Westmoreland Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Northumberland has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Westmoreland will arrive with four straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-8, which was the final score in Northumberland's tilt against Essex on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Northumberland has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Westmoreland strolled past Lancaster with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 36-19.
Northumberland's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Westmoreland, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Northumberland couldn't quite finish off Westmoreland when the teams last played back in February of 2022 and fell 2-0. Can Northumberland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.