Northumberland hasn't had much luck against Essex recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northumberland Indians will welcome the Essex Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Northumberland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.8 points per game this season.
Northumberland will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points back in September, then bounced right back against Lancaster on Friday. Northumberland put the hurt on Lancaster with a sharp 38-18 win. Considering the Indians have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyreek Lundy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 201 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 141 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 111 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northumberland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Northumberland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lundy and Lyndon Williams. The dominant performance gave Lundy a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Essex's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Friday. They took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rappahannock. That makes it the first time this season the Trojans have let down their home crowd.
Northumberland pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Essex, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Northumberland was dealt a bruising 54-26 defeat at the hands of Essex in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Northumberland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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