The Norway Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Forest Park Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Norway was fully in charge, breezing past Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] 54-22 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Meanwhile, Forest Park blew past Stephenson, posting a 50-8 win at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Trojans just coasted through the last quarter.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Dietrich Rasner and he. Rasner rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 58 yards. Nikolas Stephens got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Norway pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Forest Park, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Norway against Forest Park when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 40-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norway since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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