Northland is 8-1 against East since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northland Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the East Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Northland: 10.7, East: 8.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
East is hoping to do what KIPP Columbus couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Northland's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Northland walked away with a 14-6 victory over KIPP Columbus. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly eight points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East). They took their matchup on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 73-6 win over Mifflin. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 30 points or more this season.
Aaron Britford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 108 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 75 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 60 yards. Daequan Lindsey also helped with two touchdowns in total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to East's defense and their nine sacks. Mar?Qwez Mattox led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Northland pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for East, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Northland against East in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-14 victory. In that contest, Northland amassed a halftime lead of 35-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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