The Solon Comets will venture away from home to challenge the North Royalton Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Solon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 28-24 win over Stow-Munroe Falls on Friday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Royalton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 48-39 victory over Nordonia on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Bears' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Knights are ranked 98th).
North Royalton's win came from a few key players Solon will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Rory Hannah, who rushed for 226 yards and three TDs. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Another player making a difference was Nolan Klingbeil, who threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something North Royalton proved: they limited Nordonia to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. That's the most yards per carry they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Solon's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for North Royalton, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record.
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