Northampton County has gone 9-1 against Southeast Halifax recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northampton County Jaguars will be playing at home against the Southeast Halifax Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Northampton County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 50-0 win over Rocky Mount Prep on the road. The victory was some much needed relief for Northampton County as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Southeast Halifax hadn't done well against North Edgecombe recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Southeast Halifax secured a 40-34 W over North Edgecombe. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
The critical scores for Southeast Halifax came from Clinton Mills, Jamarian Webb, Cameron Johnson, Star'Saun Taylor, Arthur Joseph, and Xavier Hayward.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southeast Halifax was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Southeast Halifax didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Joseph. Another thorn in North Edgecombe's side was Tremaine Horton, who made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Northampton County's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Southeast Halifax, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Northampton County couldn't quite finish off Southeast Halifax when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 28-26. Can Northampton County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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