Bellmont hasn't had much luck against East Noble recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bellmont Braves will welcome the East Noble Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Bellmont is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt a 58-7 loss at the hands of DeKalb. The Braves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 58-0.
Bellmont wouldn't let DeKalb keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Grady Baker, Oliver Werling, and Aidan Wemhoff picked up one apiece. Baker also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, East Noble had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 65-0 victory over the Bulldogs. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
East Noble found their leader in underclassman Ian Ramey, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Another player making a difference was Rylee Biddle, who threw for 116 yards and three touchdowns.
East Noble didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. Mason Treesh and Audreon Anderson were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. What's more, Treesh also racked up eight rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August.
Bellmont's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for East Noble, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Bellmont was taken down by East Noble 70-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Bellmont, Zander Brazel (who threw for 293 yards and six touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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