Football Preview: Owego Free Academy River Hawks vs. Norwich Purple Tornado
Owego Free Academy has gone 7-2 against Norwich recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Owego Free Academy River Hawks will stay at home for another week and welcome the Norwich Purple Tornado at 7:00 p.m. Owego Free Academy's defense has only allowed 9.1 points per game this season, so Norwich's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Owego Free Academy is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Maine-Endwell on Friday. Owego Free Academy received a blow as they fell 21-7 to Maine-Endwell. The River Hawks haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Norwich blew past Chenango Valley, posting a 46-12 win. Given the Purple Tornado's advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Warriors are ranked 326th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Norwich to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braden Hagenbuch, who rushed for 223 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Hagenbuch a new career-high in rushing yards. Zack Parker was another major influence, as he rushed for 96 yards and ran in a TD.
Norwich was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Owego Free Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1. As for Norwich, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Everything went Owego Free Academy's way against Norwich in their previous meeting back in September, as Owego Free Academy made off with a 28-6 win. Does Owego Free Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norwich turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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