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| 10/17/25 - Home | 42-35 W |
| 10/11/24 - Away | 23-22 W |
| 10/06/23 - Home | 17-14 W |
| 09/30/22 - Away | 28-14 W |
| 10/01/21 - Home | 28-29 L |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Hudson ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against the Nordonia Knights by a score of 42-35. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Explorers were the better team in the second half.
Christopher Horner had a dynamite game, rushing for 89 yards and four scores. Another player making a difference was Hayden Lipinski, who threw for 171 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Steven Fakult, who threw for 319 yards and four TDs. Connor Whapham helped Fakult out on the ground, rushing for 140 yards and one score.
The victory made it two in a row for Hudson and bumps their season record up to 7-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.5 points over those games. As for Nordonia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Hudson and Nordonia should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Explorers will square off against North Royalton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (26 vs. 195). Meanwhile, Nordonia (ranked 78th) will meet Stow-Munroe Falls (ranked 369th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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