Northeastern had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They breezed by the Cedarville Indians on the road to the tune of 44-8. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-0.
Diezel Taylor was his usual excellent self, throwing for 119 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Northeastern also got a significant boost from Jackson Jones, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northeastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Northeastern's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mason Shockey and Cody Houseman.
Northeastern's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Cedarville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
Northeastern will face off against West Liberty-Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Northeastern: 17.6, West Liberty-Salem: 16.6) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Cedarville, they will challenge Madison Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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