The Northeastern Knights will take on the Shenandoah Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Northeastern sitting on six straight victories and Shenandoah on three.
Northeastern proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 62) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Centerville 29-27. The 29-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Trent Deloney and Caden Retter were among the main playmakers for Northeastern as the former gained 155 total yards and a touchdown and the latter picked up 65 receiving yards and one score. Deloney showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 56 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shenandoah). They blew past Hagerstown 48-27 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won four matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Shenandoah's win came from a few key players Northeastern will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cash Cowley, who rushed for 145 yards and three TDs while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Shenandoah is undefeated when Cowley posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarrett Helman, who threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Shenandoah's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Northeastern, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Northeastern took their win against Shenandoah in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 42-20 score. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Helman, who threw for 167 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 119 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Knights still be able to contain Helman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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