East hasn't had much luck against Northland recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Tigers will be playing at home against the Northland Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road last Thursday with ease, bagging a 73-6 victory over Mifflin. Considering the Tigers have won four matches by more than 29 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Aaron Britford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 108 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 75 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 60 yards. Daequan Lindsey also helped with two touchdowns in total.
East's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Lindsey, Kenyon Downing, Marsean Bowles, and Bowles picked up one apiece. Mar?Qwez Mattox was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, Northland earned a 14-6 win over KIPP Columbus last Thursday. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly eight points.
East's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Northland, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
East was dealt a bruising 49-14 loss at the hands of Northland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northland's David ?Amir? Brown, who rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Now that East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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