Russell is 1-7 against Norton since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Russell Broncos will take on the Norton Bluejays at 7:00 p.m.
Russell is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Phillipsburg on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Russell took a blow against Phillipsburg, falling 34-7. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Broncos couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Norton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 14-7 victory over Beloit. The 14-point effort marked the Bluejays' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Norton came from Jatin Weigel and Tyler Backman.
Russell now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Norton, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Russell came up short against Norton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 20-9. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Norton's Eli Jones, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown. Now that Russell 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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