The Northeastern Jets are taking a road trip to square off against the West Jefferson Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeastern is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Northeastern lost to Mechanicsburg at home by a 35-18 margin. The game marked the Jets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Northeastern had strong showings from Jacoby Newman, who picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Diezel Taylor, who threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Newman's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a blow against Fairbanks, falling 69-35. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (34), the Roughriders still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Austin Buescher, who threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Wyatt Keyt helped Buescher out on the ground, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Northeastern has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for West Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Northeastern was able to grind out a solid win over West Jefferson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 21-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeastern since the squad 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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