Football Preview: Amsterdam Rams vs. La Salle Institute Cadets
The Amsterdam Rams will challenge the La Salle Institute Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Amsterdam nor La Salle Institute posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Amsterdam is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a hard 30-12 fall against Averill Park. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 396th, while the Warriors are ranked 67th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Luis Tirado, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards. Jose Cruz was Tirado's top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, La Salle Institute lost to Columbia at home by a 28-12 margin on Friday. The Cadets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Amsterdam's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for La Salle Institute, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Amsterdam was taken down by La Salle Institute 43-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Amsterdam was down 29-0.
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