West Jefferson is 10-0 against Northeastern since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The West Jefferson Roughriders will head out on the road to challenge the Northeastern Jets at 12:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, West Jefferson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 60-54 to Fairbanks. The Roughriders have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Northeastern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Triad, falling 53-19. The Jets were down 47-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Northeastern's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for West Jefferson, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything went West Jefferson's way against Northeastern in their previous meeting back in January, as West Jefferson made off with a 45-21 victory. In that matchup, West Jefferson amassed a halftime lead of 31-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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