Football Preview: Bonny Eagle Scots vs. Noble Knights
Bonny Eagle has gone 4-0 against Noble recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bonny Eagle Scots will be staying on the road to face off against the Noble Knights. Bonny Eagle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.4 points per game this season.
Bonny Eagle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Windham, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Bonny Eagle was ranked fourth). Bonny Eagle had just enough and edged Windham out 30-28.
A big part of Bonny Eagle's victory came down to the chemistry between Colby McCormack and his top target Colin Moran. McCormack rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry while Moran rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Those 148 rushing yards gave McCormack a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Augustino, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bonny Eagle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Noble got themselves on the board against Sanford on Friday, but Sanford never followed suit. They breezed by the Spartans to the tune of 41-0. Considering the Knights have won five games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Bonny Eagle pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Noble, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-2.
Bonny Eagle was able to grind out a solid win over Noble in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 21-14. Does Bonny Eagle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Noble turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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