Football Preview: Norwell Knights vs. East Noble Knights
The Norwell Knights will head out on the road to take on the East Noble Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Norwell made off with a 25-24 victory over New Haven. 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 snuck past Leo with a 35-29 win. 35 seems to be a good number for the Knights as the squad scooped up a victory 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. Landon Swogger also helped out with an impressive 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 win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for East Noble, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Norwell was dealt a bruising 49-15 loss at the hands of East Noble 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? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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