Football Recap: Joe Capasso Leads Notre Dame to Victory over Hamden

By Team Reports Dec 2, 2024, 10:08am

Football Recap: Notre Dame Green Knights vs. Hamden Green Dragons

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Hamden came into Thursday's matchup looking for another win against Notre Dame, but Joe Capasso wouldn't allow it. The Notre Dame Green Knights strolled past the Hamden Green Dragons with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 21-7 thanks in part to Capasso, who rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns. Those 170 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

Capasso was just one part of a punishing run game: Notre Dame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Despite the loss, Hamden still got an impressive performance from Charles Hebron Iii, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown.

Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points per game. As for Hamden, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.

Notre Dame will head out to take on Naugatuck at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Notre Dame is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season. Hamden does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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