After each having a week off, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Silverdale Academy Seahawks will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Notre Dame earned a 15-7 win over Chattanooga Christian.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed nine in total. All those points came courtesy of Owen Maddox: he added nine points with three field goals.
Notre Dame didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Caleb Green and Dryden Anderson.
Meanwhile, Silverdale Academy played a tough contest two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Boyd-Buchanan, falling 49-28. The Seahawks have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Notre Dame will need to focus on slowing down Connor Jenne, one of several Silverdale Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 299 yards and three TDs while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt. Jenne's passing game has become a key predictor of Silverdale Academy's success: the team is 3-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-3 otherwise. The Seahawks' leading receiver Cannon Rogers was Jenne's top target yet again, picking up 142 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Silverdale Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Notre Dame, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Notre Dame took a serious blow against Silverdale Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, falling 42-14. Can the Fighting Irish avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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