West Noble and Garrett are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The West Noble Chargers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Garrett Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Noble is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Fairfield 56-22. The Chargers pushed the score to 49-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons cut but never quite recovered from.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Estil Pruitt and Breckan Maran. Pruitt had a great game and rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. Meanwhile, Maran was balling out in the loss, rushing for 148 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
West Noble was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Garrett put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tippecanoe Valley 42-13. Given the Railroaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Vikings are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garrett had a senior duo take command as Calder Hefty rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and Camren Ruble rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Ruble's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Garrett didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaxson McDowell and Parker Skelly.
Garrett's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.6 points per game. As for West Noble, their record now sits at 10-1.
West Noble came up short against Garrett when the teams last played back in September, falling 17-6. Can West Noble avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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