Northeastern is 2-8 against Red Lion since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bobcats will look to defend their home field against the Lions at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Northeastern's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against South Western on Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 498th, while the Mustangs are ranked 156th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Red Lion duked it out with Central York on Friday. The Lions were outmatched by the Panthers and fell 56-18. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Northeastern will need to focus on slowing down Octavius Thompson, one of several Red Lion players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 56 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Thompson didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles. Mason Platts was another key player, having thrown for 278 yards and three touchdowns.
Red Lion's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Northeastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Northeastern took a serious blow against Red Lion when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 46-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bobcats were down 46-0.
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