The Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs will face off against the Nordonia Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stow-Munroe Falls is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Stow-Munroe Falls is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Wadsworth on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Stow-Munroe Falls came up short against Wadsworth, falling 49-23. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-10.
Meanwhile, Nordonia entered their game against Hudson on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Nordonia and Hudson were almost perfectly matched up, but Nordonia suffered a 23-22 loss. It was the first time this season that the Knights let down their fans at home.
Although Nordonia took the loss, they still got scores from Khylan Osbey, Rocco Delorenzo, and Liam Kountz.
Nordonia wouldn't let Hudson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nordonia can thank Osbey and Caleb Aiken for forcing both of them. Aiken is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Nordonia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Stow-Munroe Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Nordonia, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Stow-Munroe Falls was dealt a bruising 41-10 defeat at the hands of Nordonia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nordonia's Ben Chesser, who threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 48 yards. Now that Stow-Munroe Falls knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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