Football Preview: Schalmont Sabres vs. Gloversville Huskies/Dragons
The Schalmont Sabres will head out to square off against the Gloversville Huskies/Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Schalmont is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Cobleskill-Richmondville on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. The match marked the first time this season in which the Sabres were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gloversville). They put the hurt on Beaver River with a sharp 46-22 win on Friday. The Huskies/Dragons pushed the score to 40-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Beavers cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of Gloversville's victory came down to the chemistry between Caelan Porter and his top target Ezequiel Santiago. Porter threw for 226 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Santiago picked up 157 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Braydon Deere helped Porter out on the ground, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gloversville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Schalmont's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Gloversville, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Schalmont lost to Gloversville on the road by a decisive 29-12 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Schalmont avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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