The Northeast Raiders will take on the Jefferson County Warriors at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Northeast, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Northeast was fully in charge, breezing past Washington County 41-9 on the road. With the Raiders ahead 25-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Nick Woodford had a dynamite game for Northeast, rushing for 218 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. Reginald Glover was another key player, rushing for 105 yards on only 13 carries.
Glover wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Northeast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Northeast's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Santana Balkcom, Jarvaris Morgan, and Emmanuel Thorpe picked up one apiece. Balkcom's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 45-0 loss at the hands of Academy for Classical Education.
Northeast's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Jefferson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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