The Thornton Academy Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Noble Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Thornton Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Bonny Eagle, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Thornton Academy was ranked first). Everything went Thornton Academy's way against Bonny Eagle on Saturday as Thornton Academy made off with a 35-12 victory. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won five matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Noble put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Marshwood on the road to the tune of 35-7. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 28 points or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Thornton Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Noble, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Thornton Academy against Noble in their previous matchup back in September of 2014, as the squad secured a 73-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thornton Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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