The Northeastern Knights will head out to square off against the Hagerstown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeastern has eight straight wins, Hagerstown has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Northeastern blew past Knightstown, posting a 56-20 victory at home. Considering the Knights have won six contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Northeastern's win came down to the chemistry between Blake Waters and his top target Colton Creech. Waters rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries while Creech gained 213 total yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hagerstown just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 43-12 defeat at the hands of Tri. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-0.
Although Hagerstown took the loss, they still got scores from Isaac Schmitz and Jaxon Hale.
Northeastern pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hagerstown, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Northeastern came up short against Hagerstown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 27-20. Can Northeastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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