Football Recap: East Noble Knights vs. Leo Lions
East Noble extended their postseason success on Friday against Leo. Everything went their way against the Leo Lions as they made off with a 21-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won eight games by 21 points or more so far this season.
East Noble's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dylan Krehl led the charge by rushing for 146 yards. An impressive showing, but Krehl really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass. Rylee Biddle was another key player, rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
East Noble was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to East Noble's defense and their four sacks. Gavin Sparkman was especially locked on to Leo's QB and sacked him twice. Sparkman has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
When it comes to explaining why Leo lost, don't look at Nathan Foster. Despite the final result, he rushed for 146 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Foster also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending a pass.
East Noble pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Leo, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
East Noble will head out to take on Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Noble is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.8 points per game this season. Leo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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