Urbana had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell 35-28 to the Northeastern Jets. The game was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Hillclimbers couldn't quite close it out.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northeastern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cody Houseman, who rushed for 218 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Those 218 rushing yards gave Houseman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Diezel Taylor, who threw for 122 yards and four TDs.
Urbana has already played their next match, a 41-39 loss against Mechanicsburg on the 29th. As for Northeastern, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 36-8 win against Riverside on the 29th.
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