Northeast hasn't had much luck against Episcopal recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northeast Vikings and the Episcopal Knights are set to duel.
Northeast is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 50 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Dunham on Friday. They had to suffer through a 51-6 loss at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Tigers are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Episcopal's offense rose to the challenge against a Knights defense that boasted an average of only 12.17 points allowed on Thursday. Episcopal enjoyed a cozy 41-22 win over Slaughter Community Charter. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Episcopal.
Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Episcopal, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Northeast was dealt a bruising 40-8 defeat at the hands of Episcopal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Episcopal's Reid Chauvin, who rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Now that Northeast knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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