Nottingham has gone 8-1 against Steinert recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Nottingham Northstars will face off against the Steinert Spartans at 12:00 p.m. Steinert took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Nottingham, who comes in off a win.
Steinert is hoping to do what Notre Dame couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Nottingham's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Nottingham came out on top in a nail-biter against Notre Dame , sneaking past 26-23.
A big part of Nottingham's win 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 the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, a victory for Steinert just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 42-14 loss at the hands of Hopewell Valley Central. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 27th).
Nottingham's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Steinert, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything went Nottingham's way against Steinert in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Nottingham made off with a 22-0 victory. Does Nottingham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Steinert turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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