The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Silverdale Academy Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Notre Dame lost 42-17 to Grace Christian Academy on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Rams are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, Silverdale Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 41-29 to Boyd-Buchanan. Despite 99 more yards than the Buccaneers, the Seahawks couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Landon Deitch, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown. Cannon Rogers also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 115 receiving yards.
Notre Dame dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Silverdale Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Notre Dame might still be hurting after the 40-20 defeat they got from Silverdale Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Notre Dame avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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