Football Game Preview: Rochester Prep Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 12:50am

Football Preview: Rochester Prep Tigers vs. Batavia Blue Devils

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The Rochester Prep Tigers will take on the Batavia Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Rochester Prep will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were beaten by Churchville-Chili 43-16.

Despite the loss, Rochester Prep saw an underclassman step up: Drevieon Scott Harris rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.

Meanwhile, while Batavia put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Vertus. Batavia simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Vertus 39-0 on the road. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Warriors are ranked 463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rochester Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Batavia, their record now sits at 2-0.

Rochester Prep was dealt a bruising 46-0 loss at the hands of Batavia in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Rochester Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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