Football Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Silverdale Academy Seahawks
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are on the road again on Friday to play the Silverdale Academy Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Notre Dame lost 42-17 to Grace Christian Academy on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Rams are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, Silverdale Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 41-29 to Boyd-Buchanan. Despite 99 more yards than the Buccaneers, the Seahawks couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Landon Deitch, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown. Cannon Rogers also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 115 receiving yards.
Notre Dame's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Silverdale Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Notre Dame suffered a grim 40-20 defeat to Silverdale Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Notre Dame avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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