The Northern Durham Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Jordan Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Northern Durham has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Jordan will arrive with three straight victories.
Northern Durham's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Chapel Hill on Friday. They were dealt a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Tigers. Considering the last time the Knights couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Jordan never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by Riverside-Durham on the road to the tune of 65-0. That 65 point margin sets a new team best for the Falcons this season.
Northern Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Jordan, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Northern Durham was dealt a bruising 49-3 loss at the hands of Jordan when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jordan's Amareon Blue, who rushed for 207 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Now that Northern Durham knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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