East pushed their score to 14 the last time they played Northland, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The East Tigers walked away with an 8-0 win over the Northland Vikings. The eight-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
One reason for the win was East's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Mar?Qwez Mattox was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory (which was East's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. As for Northland, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: East beat Northland by a score of 8-0 on Saturday.
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