The Northeastern Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Holmes Aces at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Northeastern is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-7 victory over First Flight. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Trevaris Jones, who threw for 190 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Da'Mari Mcneill was in the mix too, providing Northeastern with two touchdowns.
Northeastern's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Julian Jones, Khamani Bennett, and Bennett picked up one apiece. Carren Armstrong is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in First Flight's side was Zion Demps, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Holmes' matchup on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against Manteo as Holmes made off with a 28-6 win.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Holmes' defense and their four sacks. Manteo's QB won't forget Gavin Pierce anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Pierce also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Northeastern's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Holmes, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Northeastern against Holmes when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-28 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Holmes' Divon Ward, who rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Northeastern to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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