Johnson City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against the Norwich Purple Tornado, falling 34-8. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Purple Tornado are ranked 147th).
Braden Hagenbuch was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries for Norwich. Hagenbuch's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season. Norwich also got help from Kassen Stubbs, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
Johnson City's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Norwich, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Johnson City will venture away from home to square off against Owego Free Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Owego Free Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Johnson City surely won't give up without a fight. As for Norwich, they will head out to face off against Maine-Endwell at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Norwich is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.4 points per game this season.
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