Football Preview: North Rockland Raiders vs. Scarsdale Raiders
North Rockland hasn't had much luck against Scarsdale recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The North Rockland Raiders will welcome the Scarsdale Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Rockland will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Carmel, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. North Rockland walked away with a 37-27 win over Carmel on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Jaquan Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 200 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107 rushing yards per game. Amari Occena also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Meanwhile, Scarsdale put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past New Rochelle 28-7. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Huguenots are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Rockland now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Scarsdale, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
North Rockland and Scarsdale were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, but North Rockland suffered an agonizing 19-18 loss. Can North Rockland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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