The Angola Hornets will take on the West Noble Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Angola took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Eastside with points to spare, taking the game 25-7.
Hawk Hasselman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Korbin Roan, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Meanwhile, West Noble put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Prairie Heights 56-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won eight games by 25 points or more so far this season.
Estil Pruitt continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 142 rushing yards dating back to last season. Fernando Macias was another key player, rushing for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
Angola is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for West Noble, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Angola suffered a grim 35-10 defeat to West Noble in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pruitt, who rushed for 291 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Now that Angola knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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