Football Preview: Norwich Purple Tornado vs. Maine-Endwell Spartans
Norwich hasn't had much luck against Maine-Endwell recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Norwich Purple Tornado will face off against the Maine-Endwell Spartans at 1:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Norwich comes in on four and Maine-Endwell on seven.
Last Friday, Norwich made easy work of Johnson City and carried off a 34-8 win. The Purple Tornado pushed the score to 34-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Braden Hagenbuch was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Dowdall, who rushed for 81 yards on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Norwich was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Maine-Endwell was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Oneonta 55-21 at home. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 34 points or more this season.
Norwich's record now sits at 5-2. As for Maine-Endwell, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Norwich was dealt a bruising 38-7 defeat at the hands of Maine-Endwell when the teams last played back in November of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Norwich was down 35-0.
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