The Northeast Academy Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Pungo Christian Academy Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeast Academy will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Northeast Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Columbia last Friday. They were beaten by the Wildcats 52-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Wildcats are ranked 416th).
Meanwhile, Pungo Christian Academy was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Mattamuskeet 50-14 on the road. With the Raiders ahead 36-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Pungo Christian Academy wouldn't let Mattamuskeet keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Pungo Christian Academy can thank Parker Byrd and Jackson Walker for forcing all of them. Walker also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Northeast Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Pungo Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Northeast Academy came up short against Pungo Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 24-12. Can Northeast Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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