Football Preview: Norwell Knights vs. East Noble Knights
The Norwell Knights are taking a road trip to take on the East Noble Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Norwell slipped by New Haven 25-24. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Meanwhile, East Noble hadn't done well against Leo recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. East Noble managed a 35-29 victory over Leo. 35 seems to be a good number for the Knights as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Dylan Krehl was his usual excellent self, rushing for 218 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. East Noble also got help from Landon Swogger, who showed off his sure hands for 94 receiving yards.
East Noble's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mason Treesh and Logan Hatton.
Norwell's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for East Noble, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Norwell was taken down by East Noble 49-15 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Krehl, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that Norwell 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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