It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northeast can now relate to. They lost 38-18 to the Toombs County Bulldogs on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Raiders have suffered since November 11, 2023.
Northeast's loss came despite strong showings from Reginald Glover and Nick Woodford. Glover rushed for 72 yards and one touchdown, while Woodford gained 150 total yards and a touchdown. Woodford's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
Northeast wouldn't let Toombs County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tailen Sampson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Those two forced fumbles gave him a new career-high.
Toombs County had a senior duo take command as Tj Stanley threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns and Mike Polke picked up 103 receiving yards and one touchdown. Stanley also set a new season-high mark in rushing yards with 83.
Raiders
| 12/17/24 @ Toombs County | 18-38 |
| 12/06/24 vs Fitzgerald | 46-14 |
| 11/29/24 @ Fannin County | 48-39 |
| 11/22/24 vs Lamar County | 22-10 |
| 11/15/24 vs Swainsboro | 46-7 |
With the defeat, Northeast broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-3. As for Toombs County, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
As of now, neither Northeast nor Toombs County have any future games scheduled.
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