Northeastern hasn't had much luck against West Liberty-Salem recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northeastern Jets will host the West Liberty-Salem Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Northeastern will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Northeastern humbled Cedarville with a 44-8 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-0.
Diezel Taylor was his usual excellent self, throwing for 119 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Cody Houseman helped Taylor out on the ground, rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northeastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Northeastern's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mason Shockey and Houseman.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for West Liberty-Salem at home against Madison Plains on Friday as the squad secured a 33-6 victory. Considering the Tigers have won three matches by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Northeastern's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for West Liberty-Salem, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Northeastern was dealt a bruising 42-7 loss at the hands of West Liberty-Salem when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Northeastern, Gabe Mcgill (who rushed for 245 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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