The Northeastern Jets are taking a road trip to face off against the Fairbanks Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeastern will be strutting in after a victory while Fairbanks will be coming in after a loss.
Northeastern will bounce into Friday's game after beating West Liberty-Salem, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Jets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers on Friday, sneaking past 27-24. The 27-point effort marked the Jets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jackson Jones
| 10/03/25 vs West Liberty-Salem | 94 |
| 09/26/25 @ West Jefferson | 42 |
| 09/19/25 vs Madison Plains | 78 |
| 09/12/25 @ Southeastern Local | 34 |
| 09/05/25 vs Greeneview | 10 |
| + 4 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northeastern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jackson Jones, who picked up 68 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 94 yards. That's the most rushing yards Jones has posted since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Diezel Taylor, who rushed for 46 yards and one TD.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Fairbanks and Mechanicsburg, and Mechanicsburg kept the tradition alive. The Panthers were beaten by the Indians 41-7 on Friday.
Fairbanks' defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Northeastern, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Northeastern couldn't quite finish off Fairbanks when the teams last played back in October of 2024 and fell 24-21. Can the Jets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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