Football Preview: Noble Knights vs. Bonny Eagle Scots
Noble hasn't had much luck against Bonny Eagle recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Noble Knights will challenge the Bonny Eagle Scots. Noble is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Noble is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Sanford, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Noble was ranked fifth). Noble simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Sanford 41-0. The contest marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Bonny Eagle came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Eagles 30-28.
A big part of Bonny Eagle's win came down to the chemistry between Colby McCormack and his top target Colin Moran. McCormack rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry while Moran rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave McCormack a new career-high in rushing yards. Ben Augustino did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 85 receiving yards.
Bonny Eagle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Noble's record now sits at 7-2. As for Bonny Eagle, their record is now an identical 7-2.
Noble came up short against Bonny Eagle when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 21-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moran, who rushed for 223 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 93 yards and a touchdown. Now that Noble knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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