Football Game Preview: Rye Country Day Wildcats vs. Hackley Hornets

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 10:28am

Football Preview: Rye Country Day Wildcats vs. Hackley Hornets

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Rye Country Day and Hackley are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Rye Country Day Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Hackley Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rye Country Day, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Hackley's (thus far) undefeated season.

Last Saturday, Rye Country Day came up short against Poly Prep Country Day and fell 32-22.

Meanwhile, Hackley beat The Pingry School 22-14 on Friday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 31st in New York, while the Big Blue are ranked 228th in New Jersey), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rye Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hackley, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Rye Country Day strolled past Hackley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 14-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rye Country Day since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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