Football Preview: Spackenkill Spartans vs. Beacon Bulldogs
Spackenkill is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Beacon is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Spackenkill Spartans will host the Beacon Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Spackenkill: 13.1, Beacon: 11.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Spackenkill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Fallsburg, posting a 47-18 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Spartans have posted since October 27, 2023.
Spackenkill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 95.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 237.7.
Spackenkill's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Wayne-Daniel Russell and Chris Greene, who racked up five sacks between them. Another thorn in Fallsburg's side was Jacob Brandenburg, who picked up a sack and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Beacon's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marlboro Central.
Although Beacon took the loss, they still got scores from Elijah Epps and Giovanni Bowley.
Spackenkill's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Beacon, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-2.
Spackenkill was taken down by Beacon 36-8 when the teams last played back in September of 2014. Thankfully for Spackenkill, Jon Underwood (who rushed for 227 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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