The Northumberland Indians will head out to face off against the Prince Edward County Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Northumberland is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bruton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were dealt a 42-12 loss at the hands of the Panthers. The loss was the Indians' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Prince Edward County's offense. They were outmatched by Altavista at home and fell 58-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Colonels are ranked 91st).
Having lost for the first time this season, Northumberland fell to 3-1. As for Prince Edward County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Northumberland's way against Prince Edward County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Northumberland made off with a 72-46 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northumberland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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