Football Preview: West Noble Chargers vs. Fairfield Falcons
West Noble has gone 8-2 against Fairfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Noble Chargers will welcome the Fairfield Falcons at 7:00 p.m. West Noble will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
If West Noble beats Fairfield with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. West Noble put the hurt on Angola with a sharp 35-10 win on Friday. 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+ point.
Estil Pruitt continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 291 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
West Noble wouldn't let Angola keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Noble can thank Ethan Yates and Jordan Eash for forcing both of them. Eash is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Noble was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Fairfield never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Culver Academies last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 48-33 victory over the Eagles.
Breckan Maran was his usual excellent self, rushing for 235 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 114.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Metzger, who rushed for 123 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
West Noble's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Fairfield, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. West Noble has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 309 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fairfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 255.5. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for West Noble against Fairfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 38-8 win. Will West Noble repeat their success, or does Fairfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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