It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Angola can now relate to. They were beaten by the West Noble Chargers 42-14 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Chargers are ranked 41st).
Angola's loss came despite strong showings from Hawk Hasselman and Ty Maggart. Hasselman rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, while Maggart gained 70 total yards and a touchdown.
It was another big night for Estil Pruitt, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns for West Noble. Pruitt's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 142 rushing yards.
Angola's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for West Noble, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Angola does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Noble, they will take on Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Noble is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.7 points per game this season.
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