The Hillsboro Trojans will challenge the Norton Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hillsboro will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Smoky Valley, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Hillsboro secured a 21-16 W over Smoky Valley on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Norton made easy work of Concordia on Friday and carried off a 27-7 win. The Bluejays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Eli Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 273 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing two fumbles and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Tyce Melvin was Jones' top target, picking up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Norton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Melvin and Derek Clydesdale.
The victory got Hillsboro back to even at 4-4. As for Norton, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
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