Northeastern has gone 9-1 against Union City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northeastern Knights will square off against the Union City Indians at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeastern has four straight wins, Union City has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northeastern's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Cambridge City Lincoln at home to the tune of 47-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Knights just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Trent Deloney and his top target Blake Waters. Deloney gained 182 total yards and two touchdowns while Waters threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt. Deloney showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 62 yards.
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 Colton Creech and Logan White. Northeastern got some further help from Kale Hansen: he picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Union City scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 46-32 bruising from Knightstown.
Despite their loss, Union City saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Trendon Spence, who rushed for 38 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 72 receiving yards, was perhaps the best of all. D'Shaun Ware also helped out with an impressive 96 receiving yards.
Northeastern's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Union City, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Northeastern against Union City when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 67-14 victory. In that matchup, Northeastern amassed a halftime lead of 55-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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