Northeastern put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 70-28 victory over the Union City Indians. With the Knights ahead 63-22 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Colton Creech continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 216 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Blake Waters also helped out by tossing the rock for 341 yards.
Northeastern's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Creech, Koleson Pennington, and Logan White picked up one apiece. White is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Union City lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being D'Shaun Ware, who picked up 114 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jayson Connor, who threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns.
Northeastern pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Union City, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Northeastern will face off against Centerville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Centerville: 10.8, Northeastern: 11.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Union City, they will square off against Union County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union City is facing Union County at the right time seeing as Union County is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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