After two games on the road, Notre Dame is heading back home. They will host the Morrisville-Eaton Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Notre Dame is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bishop Grimes on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Notre Dame was outmatched by Bishop Grimes on the road and fell 60-12. The Jugglers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-12.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morrisville-Eaton). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 58-0 victory over South Lewis. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 30 points or more this season.
A big part of Morrisville-Eaton's win came down to the chemistry between Carter Highers and his top target Mason Marland. Highers rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries while Marland rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Highers a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Morrisville-Eaton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 537 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Notre Dame's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Morrisville-Eaton, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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