Avon has gone 5-0 against Notre Dame recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Avon Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Avon has nine straight wins, Notre Dame has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Avon's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Canisteo-Greenwood's usually-dominant defense. Avon claimed a resounding 47-16 victory over Canisteo-Greenwood. Fans of the Braves have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Avon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kalman Dolgos, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 48 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Wesley Farley, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.
Avon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 280 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a win for Notre Dame just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Alexander, falling 49-6. The match marked the Fighting Irish's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Avon's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Avon against Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in October, as the squad secured a 62-7 win. In that game, Avon amassed a halftime lead of 48-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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