Garrett and West Noble are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Garrett Railroaders will head out to take on the West Noble Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Garrett sitting on 11 straight victories and West Noble on five.
Garrett is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past 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 relied on the efforts of Calder Hefty, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Camren Ruble, who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Hefty's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Garrett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 341 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
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.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for West Noble against Fairfield on Friday as the team secured a 56-22 win. With the Chargers ahead 34-8 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Estil Pruitt was his usual excellent self, rushing for 143 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 142 rushing yards.
Garrett pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.6 points per game. As for West Noble, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Garrett beat West Noble 17-6 when the teams last played back in September. Does Garrett have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Noble turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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