Norwayne and Dalton are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Norwayne Bobcats will head out to face off against the Dalton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dalton is hoping to do what Chippewa couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Norwayne's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Norwayne took their game at home with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over Chippewa. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Chipps are ranked 571st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Mason Moyer, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Another player making a difference was Dylan Smith, who rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Norwayne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 237 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dalton). They blew past Rittman, posting a 54-14 victory on the road. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 54-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.
Norwayne's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Dalton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Norwayne came up short against Dalton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 34-29. Can Norwayne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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