The Northeastern Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Shenandoah Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeastern will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Northeastern will bounce into Friday's game after beating Centerville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Northeastern secured a 16-12 W over Centerville on Friday. The 16-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Northeastern came from Trent Deloney and Dylan Ross.
Northeastern wouldn't let Centerville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northeastern can thank Charlie Shaffer and Thane Berger for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Shaffer is now averaging an impressive 6.3 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hagerstown on Friday, but they still walked away with a 8-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Shenandoah's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hayden Hubbard and Garrett May.
Northeastern's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Shenandoah, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Northeastern has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 177.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Shenandoah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 159.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Northeastern skirted past Shenandoah 19-16 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeastern since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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