Football Preview: Marlboro Central Dukes vs. Rondout Valley Ganders
Marlboro Central has gone 9-0 against Rondout Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Marlboro Central Dukes will look to defend their home field against the Rondout Valley Ganders at 6:00 p.m. Marlboro Central's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Rondout Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Marlboro Central earned a 21-14 victory over Beacon.
Sal Jr Montaperto continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 243 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 36 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Marlboro Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, a win for Rondout Valley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Burke Catholic 51-6. The Ganders haven't had much luck with the recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Marlboro Central's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Rondout Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Marlboro Central against Rondout Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as the squad secured a 69-0 win. Will Marlboro Central repeat their success, or does Rondout Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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