Fairbanks and Northeastern are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Fairbanks Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Northeastern Jets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Fairbanks' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.
Fairbanks will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Mechanicsburg, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Fairbanks came out on top against Mechanicsburg by a score of 48-36 on Friday.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Northeastern over Triad in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Northeastern blew Triad out of the water with a 47-18 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Jets had established a 28 point advantage.
Cody Houseman was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Those 157 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Carter Spriggs also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northeastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Northeastern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Caleb Moone.
Fairbanks' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Northeastern, their record is now 5-2.
Fairbanks came up short against Northeastern when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 13-0. Can Fairbanks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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