Football Preview: Jefferson Orange Wave vs. Long Island City Bulldogs
The Jefferson Orange Wave will be playing at home against the Long Island City Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Sunday, Jefferson ended up a good deal behind Petrides and lost 21-6.
Meanwhile, Long Island City didn't have too much trouble with Campus Magnet on Saturday as they won 24-6. Long Island City pushed the score to 24-0 by the end of the third, a deficit Campus Magnet cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Billy Fuiaxis, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown. Those 128 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Long Island City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Long Island City wouldn't let Campus Magnet keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Casiem Pratt Webb, Sebastian Suarez, and Erkinjon Meliboyev picked up one apiece. Long Island City got some further help from Elias Morales: he made five total tackles and snagged three interceptions.
Jefferson's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Long Island City, their record is now 7-1.
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