The Northeastern Jets will take on the Rock Hill Redmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Rock Hill will be up against a hot Northeastern team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Jets breezed past Triad to the tune of 42-0 last Friday. The result was nothing new for the Jets, who have now won seven matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Diezel Taylor was his usual excellent self, throwing for 240 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards and one score. Another player making a difference was Jacoby Newman, who picked up 149 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rock Hill had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the WARRIORS 47-28. The Redmen's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Rock Hill's win came from a few key players Northeastern will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brady Murrell, who rushed for 171 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 171 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Yaden Bailey was another key player, rushing for 50 yards and three scores.
Rock Hill's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Northeastern, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
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