West Jefferson is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Northeastern is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Jefferson Roughriders will take on the Northeastern Jets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
West Jefferson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 69-35 loss at the hands of Fairbanks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (34), the Roughriders still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Austin Buescher, who threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Wyatt Keyt helped Buescher out on the ground, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Northeastern lost to Mechanicsburg at home by a 35-18 margin on Friday. The contest marked the Jets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Northeastern had strong showings from Jacoby Newman, who picked up 176 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Diezel Taylor, who threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Newman torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
West Jefferson has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Northeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
West Jefferson came up short against Northeastern in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 21-13. Will West Jefferson have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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