Hertford County is 2-8 against Northeastern since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hertford County Bears will look to defend their home field against the Northeastern Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Hertford County is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pasquotank County.
Meanwhile, Northeastern put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Holmes on the road to the tune of 41-0. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Trevaris Jones, who threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ty'Jae Simpson, who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
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 Simpson and Noah Chatman.
Hertford County's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Northeastern, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Hertford County and Northeastern were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Hertford County suffered an agonizing 43-42 defeat. Thankfully for Hertford County, Tyselle Spencer (who rushed for 405 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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