If Nordonia was feeling good fresh off their 40-14 takedown of Twinsburg last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Nordonia Knights were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 37-36 to the Wadsworth Grizzlies. The Knights' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Nordonia still got an impressive performance from Ben Chesser #16, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 167 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Chesser #16 a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Nordonia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, Nordonia fell to 6-1. As for Wadsworth, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Nordonia will welcome Hudson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nordonia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Hudson likes a good challenge. As for Wadsworth, they will head out to square off against Stow-Munroe Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wadsworth is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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