The Northeast Vikings will take on the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northeast is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Northeast was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 33-27 to Largo.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg's offense rose to the challenge against a Warriors defense that boasted an average of only 14.38 points allowed two weeks ago. Everything went St. Petersburg's way against Osceola as St. Petersburg made off with a 36-15 victory. The Green Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Jeffery Jones was his usual excellent self, rushing for 212 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
St. Petersburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
St. Petersburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Christopher Tank and D'Shaun Washington.
Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for St. Petersburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Northeast might still be hurting after the 31-7 loss they got from St. Petersburg when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Northeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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