Notre Dame hasn't had much luck against Avon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will venture away from home to face off against the Avon Braves at 7:00 p.m.
Notre Dame is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt a 49-6 loss at the hands of Alexander. The contest marked the Fighting Irish's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Avon put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Canisteo-Greenwood to the tune of 47-16. Fans of the Braves have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Avon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kalman Dolgos, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 48 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Wesley Farley, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.
Avon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 280 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Avon, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Notre Dame was dealt a bruising 62-7 loss at the hands of Avon in their previous meeting back in October. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Notre Dame was down 48-0.
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