Norborne/Hardin-Central put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Orrick Bearcats as Norborne/Hardin-Central made off with a 46-20 win. The result was nothing new for Norborne/Hardin-Central, who have now won three matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Norborne/Hardin-Central wouldn't let Orrick keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Gage Smith led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Norborne/Hardin-Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Norborne/Hardin-Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Orrick, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Norborne/Hardin-Central will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. As for Orrick, they will challenge Concordia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Concordia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Orrick likes a good challenge.
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