The Nordonia Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs 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.
Nordonia is headed into Friday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They and Hudson were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Nordonia suffered a 23-22 defeat. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest 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 matchups.
Meanwhile, Stow-Munroe Falls was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 49-23 to Wadsworth. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Grizzlies are ranked 29th).
Nordonia's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Stow-Munroe Falls, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Nordonia against Stow-Munroe Falls in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-10 win. In that match, Nordonia amassed a halftime lead of 27-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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