Football Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Avon Braves
Notre Dame hasn't had much luck against Avon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will challenge the Avon Braves at 7:00 p.m.
Notre Dame is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 33-7 to Oakfield-Alabama/Elba.
Meanwhile, Avon put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Alexander for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-14 win on the road. Fans of the Braves have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Kalman Dolgos went supernova for Avon, rushing for 178 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. The dominant performance gave Dolgos a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Blaydan Borsching, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Avon, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Notre Dame was taken down by Avon 43-9 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Notre Dame was down 41-0.
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