Football Preview: Hudson Explorers vs. North Royalton Bears
After three games on the road, Hudson is heading back home. They will welcome the North Royalton Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hudson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Hudson won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Nordonia 23-22.
Nathan Judy went supernova for Hudson, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 100 yards and a touchdown. Those 147 rushing yards gave Judy a new career-high.
Hudson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brennan Funyak, Anthony Paolucci, and Kyler Boyle picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, North Royalton earned a 21-14 win over Twinsburg on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Hudson has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for North Royalton, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Hudson didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against North Royalton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-9 win. Will Hudson repeat their success, or does North Royalton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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