Football Preview: Norton Bluejays vs. Russell Broncos
Norton has gone 7-1 against Russell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Norton Bluejays will welcome the Russell Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Norton will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Norton earned a 14-7 win over Beloit. The 14-point effort marked the Bluejays' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Norton came from Jatin Weigel and Tyler Backman.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 48 points the game before, Russell was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were beaten by Phillipsburg 34-7. The Broncos were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Norton's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Russell, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Norton was able to grind out a solid win over Russell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 20-9. Does Norton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Russell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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