The Northeast Lauderdale Trojans's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Purvis Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Northeast Lauderdale and West Lauderdale met for a duel on Friday where Northeast Lauderdale couldn't get it done. Northeast Lauderdale might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 54-14 to West Lauderdale, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Purvis came up short against Lawrence County on Friday and fell 32-21. The Tornadoes haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Purvis might have lost, but man, Moses Cummings was a machine: he rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Cummings was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 63 yards.
Northeast Lauderdale dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Purvis, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Things could have been worse for Northeast Lauderdale, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-21 loss to Purvis when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cummings, who rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Now that Northeast Lauderdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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