Dalton and Norwayne are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Dalton Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Norwayne Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dalton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 54-14 victory over Rittman on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
Meanwhile, Norwayne had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They blew past the Chipps 49-7 at home. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Chipps are ranked 571st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mason Moyer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Dylan Smith was another key player, rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Norwayne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 237 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
The win made it two in a row for Dalton and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Norwayne, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Dalton didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Norwayne in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 34-29 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Norwayne's Dillon Morlock, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Dalton to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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