Notre Dame (SO) fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Chaminade on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Chaminade Eagles were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 31-30 defeat. The Knights have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Notre Dame (SO) lost, don't look at Steele Pizzella. Despite the final result, he threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Ronnell Hewitt had a dynamite game for Chaminade, rushing for 144 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Chaminade also relied on Hewitt, who's 48-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game. Another player making a difference was Niles Davis, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Notre Dame (SO) now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Chaminade, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Notre Dame (SO) will venture away from home to take on Loyola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Chaminade, they will take on Bishop Amat at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaminade is facing Bishop Amat at the right time seeing as Bishop Amat is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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