Despite a strong season so far, Nordonia has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 23-22 to the Hudson Explorers. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Although Nordonia took the loss, they still got scores from Khylan Osbey, Rocco Delorenzo, and Liam Kountz.
Nordonia wouldn't let Hudson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nordonia can thank Osbey and Caleb Aiken for forcing both of them. Aiken is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Nordonia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Nathan Judy had a dynamite game for Hudson, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 100 yards and a touchdown. Those 147 rushing yards gave Judy a new career-high.
Nordonia's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Hudson, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Nordonia will take on Stow-Munroe Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nordonia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season. As for Hudson, they will face off against North Royalton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Royalton is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so Hudson will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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