On Friday, the Avalon Eagles took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 63-13 win over the Fruitvale Bobcats. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-13.
Josh Novak was a one-man wrecking crew for Avalon as he rushed for 173 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 15 yards and a touchdown. Novak's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 140 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Avalon's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kade Johnson. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Avalon's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Fruitvale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Avalon will welcome Bynum at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Fruitvale, they are taking a road trip to challenge Campbell at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 3-3 against one another since October of 2016.
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