Football Preview: West Noble Chargers vs. Garrett Railroaders
West Noble and Garrett are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The West Noble Chargers will host the Garrett Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after five-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
West Noble's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fairfield 31-0 at home. Fans of the Chargers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Estil Pruitt continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 100 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
West Noble was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Garrett hadn't done well against Eastside recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Garrett breezed by Eastside at home to the tune of 37-7. With the Railroaders ahead 30-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Garrett had a senior duo take command as Camren Ruble rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns and Calder Hefty rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
West Noble pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Garrett, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
West Noble strolled past Garrett in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 34-15. Does West Noble have another victory up their sleeve, or will Garrett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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