The Notre Dame Green Knights have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the North Haven Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Notre Dame is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Foran. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Green Knights had established a 35 point advantage.
Notre Dame's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Termaine Barr, who rushed for 82 yards, and also picked up 63 receiving yards. Barr was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 63 yards. Another passer making a difference was Joe Capasso, who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Notre Dame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but North Haven ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They managed a 16-10 victory over Cheshire. Winning may never get old, but the Nighthawks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Haven to victory, but perhaps none more so than Christopher Cretella, who rushed for 100 yards on only 12 carries. Beckett Fuller also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
The win got Notre Dame back to even at 2-2. As for North Haven, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Notre Dame has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 258.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like North Haven struggles in that department as they've been averaging 238.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Notre Dame was taken down by North Haven 56-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Notre Dame have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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