It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northeast can now relate to. They lost to the St. Petersburg Green Devils on the road by a 25-6 margin on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Green Devils: they've now lost eight in a row.
A big part of St. Petersburg's victory came down to the chemistry between Ellie Swain and her top target Madison Harting. Swain rushed for 40 yards and a pair of scores while Harting picked up 65 receiving yards and one touchdown. Harting was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 65 yards. Tionna Smart made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for St. Petersburg, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-3.
Northeast does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Petersburg, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 31-7 victory against Chamberlain on the 23rd.
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