Football Recap: Nottingham Northstars vs. Notre Dame Irish
Nottingham entered their tilt with Notre Dame on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Notre Dame Irish 26-23. For the Northstars, this counts as revenge for the 35-28 loss the Irish walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
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. Melvin also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Nottingham is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
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.
Nottingham's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Notre Dame, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3.
Nottingham will face off against Steinert at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Notre Dame, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Allentown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Allentown's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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