The Northeast Academy Eagles will head out to square off against the Pungo Christian Academy Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northeast Academy is looking for their season's first win.
Northeast Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Columbia two weeks ago. They were dealt a 52-0 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Wildcats are ranked 416th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Pungo Christian Academy on the road against Mattamuskeet on Friday as the team secured a 50-14 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-0.
Pungo Christian Academy wouldn't let Mattamuskeet keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Pungo Christian Academy can thank Parker Byrd and Jackson Walker for forcing all of them. Walker also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Northeast Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Pungo Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Northeast Academy came up short against Pungo Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 24-12. Can Northeast Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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