Football Preview: Steinert Spartans vs. Nottingham Northstars
Steinert is 1-8 against Nottingham since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Steinert Spartans will host the Nottingham Northstars at 12:00 p.m.
Steinert is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Hopewell Valley Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Steinert took a blow against Hopewell Valley Central, falling 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Nottingham entered their tilt with Notre Dame on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Irish , sneaking past 26-23.
A big part of Nottingham's victory came down to the chemistry between Dante Vazquez and his top target Sabri Melvin. Vazquez threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns while Melvin gained 102 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Vazquez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Nottingham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 75.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 170.3.
Steinert's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-4. As for Nottingham, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Steinert suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Nottingham in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Steinert, Sam Faeflen (who rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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