Football Game Preview: Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep] vs. Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] Force

Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep] is 1-6 against Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep] will be playing in front of their home fans against Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] at 1:30 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after three games, but that won't be the case come Saturday.

Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep] will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Ramapo, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep] came out on top against Ramapo by a score of 26-14 on Friday.

Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last contest, Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] made sure to put some points up on the board against Ossining on Saturday. The Force claimed a resounding 43-7 win over the Pride. The Force not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since September 7, 2024 (when they won 46-0).

Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep] better keep an eye on Brendan Mulvilhill. He was instrumental in Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers]'s win, rushing for 102 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 325 yards and two TDs while completing 81.8% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Tyshawn Lightfoot, who gained 154 total yards and a touchdown.

Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.

Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Omar Areche and Gabriel Concepcion.

Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers]'s victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep], their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.

Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep] couldn't quite get it done against Yonkers Force [Gorton/Roosevelt/Yonkers Montessori Academy/Yonkers] in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 as they fell 26-19. Thankfully for Yonkers Brave [Saunders Trades & Tech/Lincoln/Riverside/Palisade Prep], Nazir Fields (who rushed for 162 yards on only 13 carries, and also threw for 113 yards and two TDs while completing 72.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.