The Solon Comets will head out on the road to face off against the Nordonia Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Solon took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 31-10 margin over Hudson. The win was all the more spectacular given the Comets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Explorers are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nordonia). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Brecksville-Broadview Heights 49-13. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 26 points or more this season.
A big part of Nordonia's victory came down to the chemistry between Ben Chesser and his top target Khylan Osbey. Chesser threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns while Osbey gained 139 total yards and a touchdown. Osbey showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 62 yards. Liam Kountz was in the mix too, providing Nordonia with two touchdowns.
The win snapped Solon's losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 3-7 record. As for Nordonia, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Solon was taken down by Nordonia 45-7 when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chesser, who rushed for 32 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 129 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes. Now that Solon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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